Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he has recaptured a strategic point in the eastern Donetsk region that had been controlled by the Russian army, further strengthening the reversal offensive.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to submit related bills to the lower house of parliament on the 2nd to unilaterally annex four states, including Donetsk.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he had recaptured Liman, a strategic location in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, which had been occupied by Russian forces.
President Zelensky has shown a strong desire to recapture further territory, and Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk province adjacent to Donetsk, posted on SNS on the 2nd that ``the day is near when a large-scale recapture operation will begin in this region.'' did.
On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 1st that it had withdrawn its troops over Liman, citing ``the threat of encirclement''. Dissatisfaction is surfacing.
Against this backdrop, President Putin submitted a document to the House of Representatives on the 2nd, claiming that it was a ``treaty'' seeking ratification and related bills to annex four provinces in eastern and southern Ukraine, including Donetsk.
In this, the territories annexed by Russia are defined as the boundaries of the administrative units of the current four states, and the territories that the Ukrainian side manages to prevent Russian aggression and control are also claimed to be "Russian territories." will be
It also plans to take full control of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Furthermore, in addition to stipulating that military units in the annexed areas will be incorporated into the Russian army, a policy to abolish the circulation of the Ukrainian currency hryvnia within the year has also been indicated, unilaterally trying to make Russia's rule a fait accompli.
The bills and documents are expected to be signed by President Putin after deliberations in the lower house and the upper house from the 3rd to the 4th, and the annexation procedure will be completed. The plan is to force the merger.