Peskov denied reports of Russia's refusal to discuss the status of Zaporozhye and Kherson with Ukraine

“No, it's not like that.

This is incorrect information,” Peskov said.

Earlier, the deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, admitted that the region would probably go through the procedure of joining Russia by holding a referendum.

Artyom Sharlay, an assistant to a member of the main council of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that technical issues of holding a referendum on joining Russia are being worked out in the region, but the exact dates have not yet been determined.

Also, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region, noted that about 80% of the population of the Zaporozhye region want to unite with Russia.