Russian parliamentarian: We will remain in southern Ukraine "forever"!

Russian parliamentary official Andrei Torchak confirmed, on Friday, that Russia will remain in southern Ukraine "forever", during his visit to the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which Moscow has declared complete control over since March.

"I address the residents of the Kherson region, I would like to say again that Russia is here forever. This should not be questioned," said Torchak, first deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council, as quoted by local news agencies.

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