He said this following the meeting of the Security Council held on April 5. His words are quoted by TASS.
"Instructions were given to organize additional operational-search and counterintelligence measures in the anti-terrorist direction, measures to neutralize sabotage groups, block the channels of illegal trafficking in weapons and ammunition," Patrushev said.
During the meeting of the Security Council, Putin stressed that in the new Russian regions the enemy uses an unfinished underground, it is necessary to act harshly and effectively.
In early October 2022, the Russian president approved the ratification of treaties and signed federal constitutional laws on the adoption of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia.