“Zaporozhye land is forever leaving Ukraine.
The Zaporozhye region has set a course for reunification with Russia and there will be no turning back, ”RIA Novosti quotes Rogov.
According to him, the Kyiv authorities are aware of this and are trying to threaten the civilian population by shelling civilian infrastructure.
Earlier it was reported that the referendum on joining Russia Zaporozhye and Kherson regions could be held on the same day.
Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, said that they intend to determine the date of the referendum within a month.