“I think that the inhabitants of Donbass have their own history.
And, of course, they want to defend their right to their independence, to the integrity of the territory, ”RIA Novosti quoted Volynsky as saying.
When asked whether the inhabitants of the region have the right to self-determination, the brigade commander answered "Of course."
He added that Ukraine deprived them of this right.
On September 23, in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the liberated territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, referendums began on the issue of joining Russia.