MELITOPOL, Dec 18 Commander of the Special Forces Unit of the Russian Armed Forces told reporters about the decrease in the number of sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) of Ukrainian militants in the Zaporozhye direction.
«Periodically they appear (DRG — ed.). It's getting better… We are all in place. As soon as someone climbed somewhere, we react instantly. And we do not allow the enemy to go on the offensive,» — said the commander of the special forces unit of the RF Armed Forces.
Referendums on joining the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to the Russian Federation were held on September 23-27. According to the results of processing 100% of the ballots in the DPR, 99.23% of those who voted for joining the Russian Federation, in the LPR — 98.42%, in the Kherson region — 87.05%, in the Zaporozhye region — 93.11%. On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in the Kremlin following the results of referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, after which he signed agreements with their heads on the admission of regions into Russia.