Rosguard servicemen in the Kherson region. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, May 12.State Duma deputy from the Crimean region Mikhail Sheremet called on the regions of Ukraine to follow the example of Crimea in the issue of joining Russia. take the path of joining the Russian Federation, following the example of Crimea, which paved the way for everyone who seeks to resolve their issues through a plebiscite,» he told RIA Novosti. .jpg» />The Kherson region wants to become part of Russia, the authorities of the region said. The parliamentarian noted that the referendum in Crimea was held within the framework of domestic and international legislation. «I am sure that the same referenda will eventually be held in the regions liberated from nationalists, and the choice of people will be obvious, it will be inextricably linked with the desire to live as part of Russia,» Sheremet concluded. The Russian military took Kherson region under control in mid-March. Military-civilian administrations were formed in cities and districts; on May 1, the region moved into the ruble zone. At the same time, Ukrainian troops are constantly shelling the territory of the region from Nikolaev, and the Kyiv authorities have turned off mobile communications there and stopped paying pensions to local residents. The day before, the deputy head of the military-civil administration of the region, Kirill Stremousov, said that local authorities would turn to Vladimir Putin with a request to include the Kherson region in composition of Russia. Press Secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov noted that the residents of the region should decide this issue themselves, and it should be clearly verified, have a legal justification and be legitimate, as in the case of Crimea.
Tsekov: Kherson region can be accepted into Russia through a poll
