Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, stated on Saturday that his country is steadfast in its stance on the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson areas.
In a press interview, from which the Russian TASS news agency cited portions, Lavrov stated, “We are completely sure of the legitimacy of the problem and the steps we are taking.
The residents of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions had previously been denied the opportunity to choose their identities within Ukraine, according to Lavrov, who added: “The residents of Zaporizhia and Kherson were denied any opportunities to choose their identities within Ukraine as a result of the military campaign launched by Kyiv, which included intermittent shelling of residential areas. destruction of infrastructure used by the public, etc.
It should be noted that on October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order annexing the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson to Russian territory. Between September 23 and 27, those provinces had referendums on whether or not to join Russia.
The majority of voters in the four Russian areas, according to data from the Russian government, chose to become a part of Russia, which prompted Putin to sign agreements on their accession to Russia with the leaders of the four regions on September 30.
In a separate incident, the Russian Ministry of Defense today said that a Russian Air Force jet had downed a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter in the Zaporizhia region.
A MiG-29 was shot down by a Russian Air Force jet close to the community of Chapaevka in the Zaporozhye area, according to a statement from Russian Defense Spokesman Igor Konashenkov.
Russia is adamant about annexing Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson, according to Lavrov
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