Russian servicemen in the Kherson region. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, June 21A referendum on the entry of the Kherson region into Russia is planned to be held this autumn, deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the region Kirill Stremousov told RIA Novosti.
"The referendum will be held in this year. It is planned for autumn & # 34;, — he noted.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, more specific dates have not yet been determined. «We are preparing for the referendum. Organizational issues are underway. After the referendum, we will become a full-fledged subject of the Russian Federation. There is very little time left for us to feel like full-fledged citizens of the great country of Russia. We are following the path Crimea,» Stremousov said.The Zaporozhye region should become part of Russia, the region’s CAA said. According to him, in parallel with the preparations for the referendum, work is underway in the region to establish social and economic well-being, enterprises and the banking system are being launched, the payment of salaries, social benefits and pensions in rubles has begun. During the special operation, the Armed forces took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations were formed in the regions, the ruble was put into circulation, and Russian TV channels and radio stations began broadcasting. The regions announced plans to become subjects of the Russian Federation. The military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine began on February 24. 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 main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass.