“Until 2026, for the transition period, we declare a need for 42 (thousands. -

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) additional numbers, and then another 8 thousand in 2026,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

Kolokoltsev noted that at the moment the priority task of the department is to create conditions for the successful functioning of units in the new regions of Russia.

On October 5, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia proposed to introduce codes 80, 81, 84 and 85 for license plates in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.