The Russian Federation Council unanimously ratified the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson to Russia amid widespread international criticism, while the Ukrainian army continues its advance against Russian forces.

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Al-Jazeera correspondent: The Russian Federation Council unanimously ratifies the accession of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson to Russia

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Interfax on the Minister of the Interior of Kazakhstan: More than 200,000 Russians have entered the country since the announcement of the military mobilization in Russia