Outcome of the votes in Donbass and in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is ‘conclusive and absolutely transparent,’ president said Vladimir Putin has said that the level of support for joining Russia seen in referendums in Donbass, and the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye has surpassed his own expectations. He also praised people who defied security…

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Villages in areas closest to Ukraine should be prepared for attacks, Kursk’s security chief warned Municipal authorities should review places where people could take cover from possible artillery strikes and, if necessary, create new shelters, a senior official in Russia’s border Kursk Region has said.