“The entire territory of the Russian Federation, which is enshrined and can additionally be enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is certainly under the full protection of the state,” TASS quoted him as saying.

He emphasized that "all laws, doctrines, concepts, strategies of the Russian Federation apply to its entire territory."

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced an ongoing armed conflict between Russia and the collective West in Ukraine.