MOSCOW, February 10 The Russian government approved the distribution of subsidies to support measures to ensure balanced budgets of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye region and Kherson region, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
«»The draft order is aimed at providing additional financial assistance to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Government decision: to adopt a draft order of the Government of the Russian Federation on this issue,” the message says.
Referendums on the entry of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into the Russian Federation were held on September 23-27, 2022. Based on the results of processing 100% of the ballots in the DPR, 99.23% of voters voted in favor of 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 on the results of the referendums, after which he signed agreements with the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on the admission of new regions to Russia.