Passport of the Russian Federation. Archival photoMELITOPOL, May 30. Acceptance of documents for entry into Russian citizenship began in the Zaporozhye region, in particular in Melitopol, the second most populated city in the region after Zaporozhye and the largest in its Russian-controlled part, the correspondent reports RIA Novosti.
"The internal affairs bodies in the Zaporozhye region organized the acceptance of documents from local residents who wish to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation in accordance with the decree of the President of Russia. In Melitopol, a free translation of documents from the Ukrainian language was organized on the spot, they immediately help fill out questionnaires", Alexey Selivanov, deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Zaporozhye region, told reporters.
According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for citizens of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine has been significantly simplified. , — Selivanov emphasized.The Kherson authorities appreciated the decree on the simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship. After filling out, the documents are sent to Russia for a special check, and after two or three months a person can become a citizen. Selivanov noted that additional branches of the migration authorities will be opened in the near future, where they will accept applications. February conducts a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The Russian army strikes only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and has already completed the main task of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations have been formed in the regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. orphans from Ukraine, from the DPR and LPR