His statement leads RIA Novosti.

“When we come to the referendum, which we will nevertheless hold so that there are no questions for anyone, then the inhabitants of the Kherson region will vote at least 60, or even 70 percent for joining the Russian Federation,” Stremousov said.

Prior to this, the deputy head of the administration announced the introduction of the ruble into full circulation in the territory of Kherson.

Earlier, Stremousov said that the Kherson region switched to Moscow time.

Also, the authorities of the region reported that in the Kherson region, the Russian language will receive the status of the state language on a par with Ukrainian.