Putin signs Ukrainian annexation law amid military setbacks
The documents state that the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson are “absorbed into the Russian Federation”.
But in two of those areas – Luhansk and Kherson – Ukraine says it has taken back more villages.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the final papers to annex four Ukrainian regions – even as his military suffers further setbacks.
Mr. . Putin also signed a decree formalizing Russia’s seizure of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Last Friday, the Russian leader held a grand ceremony in the Kremlin and signed an agreement with the leaders of the four regions established in Moscow.
The move followed self-declared referendums in the regions, which the West condemned as a “mistake”.
But a different reality appears on the ground, with Ukrainian forces gaining both south and east.
Serhii Heidai, governor of Luhansk, Ukraine, told the BBC on Wednesday that six villages in the region had been recaptured.
And President Zelensky said later that Ukraine had liberated three more villages in the southern region of Kherson.
This was followed by a series of gains the previous day in Kherson, including the strategically important village of Davydov Bridge.
Meanwhile, in the southern city of Zaporizzia, a series of large explosions occurred an hour or two before dawn.
Seven Russian missiles hit residential buildings, burying people under rubble, local officials said. There were no reports of casualties.
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Paul Adams, the BBC’s correspondent in the city, said rescuers were searching the crumbling remains of a handsome five-storey apartment building in the city centre.
The Kremlin and Dmitry Peskov say Russia will retake any territory lost to Ukrainian forces.
“There is no contradiction,” he told reporters when asked about the recent losses. They will always be with Russia, they will be returned.
In a speech to teachers on Russia’s Teachers’ Day, Putin said he would “peacefully develop” the blockaded areas.
But Andrei Kartopolov, chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, told state media that Russia needed to stop lying about what was happening on the battlefield, adding that Russians were not stupid.
Russia is still working to mobilize conservators after Putin announced last month that he would call up 300,000 people who have completed compulsory military service.
But after fierce protests and protests against the move in Russia, Putin backtracked on which groups would be affected.
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He has signed a decree granting exemptions to several categories of students, including first-time students at accredited institutions and certain types of postgraduate students – such as science students.
In another move, President Putin has signed a decree formalizing Russia’s occupation of a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia – one of the contiguous areas occupied by Russian troops since the early days of the war.
Russia says a new company will operate the plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, but Ukraine’s nuclear operators have dismissed the move as “futile”.
The head of the United Nations nuclear intelligence agency, the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said he would consult with both sides following the development.
He is going to Kiev and then on to Moscow, seeking to establish a security zone around the plant, which is located near the front lines of the war.
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Putin signs Ukrainian annexation law amid military setbacks
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