Russia plans to annex Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine within their administrative borders.

The “accession treaties”, which Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to parliament for ratification, states that “the limits of the territory are determined by the borders that existed on the day of its formation and the day it was accepted into the Russian Federation (this date in the Russian Federation is considered September 30 - ed.. )"

The “agreements” also state that part of the administrative border of the Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions after the annexation should become the “state border of the Russian Federation”.

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To date, Russia does not fully control any of the four regions.. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army is advancing in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, liberating Ukrainian lands. And the de-occupation of Liman makes it possible for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Luhansk region.

Nevertheless, Putin promptly submitted a package of documents on the “accession” of Ukrainian territories to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation for consideration.. The court approved the documents. Ratification of the "