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MELITOPOL, June 7 The head of the military-civil administration of Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) Galina Danilchenko announced the beginning of preparations for a referendum on reunification with Russia.
"We know that our future is one with Russia", she added.
Danilchenko also announced the visit of the first deputy head of the Russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko to the city. According to her, he expressed his gratitude to the employees of the housing and communal services, medicine, education and leadership in general for establishing a peaceful life. In turn, Danilchenko thanked Russia for their help and support. region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in the south of Ukraine. Civil-military administrations were formed in the regions, and Russian TV channels and radio stations began broadcasting. The liberated regions have announced plans to become Russian subjects. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the Russian army had completed the main tasks of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass.