Putin added the Kherson region and Zaporozhye to the Southern District.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin On February 26, he signed two decrees. According to one of them, the occupied part of Ukraine should belong to the Southern Military District (SMD).
This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War.
We are talking not only about the territories under occupation, but about the entire Kherson, Zaporozhye, as well as Donetsk and Luhansk regions and Crimea, which has been part of the Southern Military District since 2014.
“The inclusion of both occupied and unoccupied territories of Ukraine is further evidence that Russia is pursuing maximum goals in Ukraine and seeks to completely capture five Ukrainian regions,” experts say.
Analysts emphasize that in this way the Russian military-political leadership is pursuing two goals at the same time. Take control of Russian operations in Ukraine in the near to medium term, and prepare for a potential all-out war against NATO in the long term.
Recall, as the Financial Times wrote, the annexation of Ukrainian territories announced by Putin, where about 8.6 million people lived before the war, may be an attempt increase Russia's demographic potential. In particular, part of this strategy is the abduction and indoctrination of thousands of Ukrainian children.
In addition, a semi-religious campaign to restrict abortion is gaining momentum in the Russian Federation.
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