According to the military authority, the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Militia and voluntary squadrons of the four new regional entities of the Federation will also be subordinated to this region.
From September 23 to 27, the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhie and Kherson regions held referendums on their accession to Russia, and voters overwhelmingly approved the decision to join Russia.
A ceremony was held in the Kremlin on September 30, 2022, at which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements with the heads of these territories on their accession to Russia.
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