“Everyone who wants to get a Russian passport will be able to do it in the near future.
Administrative centers will be opened - first in the regional center, and then in other municipalities," he said in a video message.
Saldo added that the commandant's office and the military-civilian administration already have a large number of relevant applications.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on simplified admission to Russian citizenship of residents of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
In addition, the first branch of a Russian bank will appear in Kherson in the near future.