There has been propaganda spreading that this was the result of the people's will instead of Russia's invading the country. “This, as we assess from our communication with the inhabitants of the region, is the will of the people themselves, most of whom lived for eight years under conditions of repression and bullying by the Ukronazis,” Permanent Representative of Crimea to the Russian President Muradov said.
Russia claims Ukraine's south-east and ancient Taurida have always been Russian.
“Military-civilian administrations are being formed in these territories, Russian TV channels have come here, Russian textbooks have appeared in schools, the Russian ruble is successfully entering the economic life of the region,” Muradov told RIA.
According to reports, military-civilian administrations have been established in Kherson, Crimea, and parts of Zaporizhzhia.
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