According to the British Secretary of Defense, ussia plans to hold an “illegal” Eferendum in Kherson Oblast.
Authorities backed by the Kremlin, a major southern city, have previously announced that they will demand annexation from Ukraine.
In a recent update on Sunday, the Pentagon (MoD) said Russia “is likely to prioritize pseudo-constitutional voting to justify control of the region.”
“It’s likely that you’re ready to vote to achieve acceptable results,” he added.
The city has been under Russian control since early March, and former mayor Ihor Kolykhayev was detained last month after refusing to hold a referendum on the annexation of the city from Ukraine.
MoD states: “On June 28, 2022, Ilhor Kolykhaiev, the elected mayor of the city of Carson, was arrested.
“But widespread armed and peaceful resistance continues throughout the occupied territories.
“Kherson is the most comprehensively new Russian occupied region since February.
“Finding a constitutional solution for the occupation is likely to be a priority policy goal for Russia. It is likely that it is ready to vote to achieve acceptable results. . “
At the beginning of the invasion, the Russian government approved the People’s Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. Both of these held referendums that were not approved by the majority of the international community.
It comes after Russian troops claim victory in the final battle of the Ukrainian town in the Luhansk region.
The military posted a video of the red “Flag of Victory” in the center of Lysychans’k, a monument to the fall on Sunday, on social media.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya and among the soldiers fighting there, said it was a mopping operation, “the trap was closed and Lysychans’k is now completely surrounded by our united army. I’m doing it. “
He had previously proved an unreliable witness, but his allegations were made by pro-Russian separatist officials in the region.
“Today, Luhansk’s popular militias and Russian troops occupied the last strategic height, which confirms that Lysychans’k is completely surrounded,” said Andrey, a separatist spokesman. Maroccico said.
However, the Kieu government denied that their troops were under siege and said the fighting was underway.
“The fighting around Lysychans’k is intensifying. The city is not surrounded and is under the control of the Ukrainian army,” said Ruslan Musicchuk, a spokesman for the National Guard of Ukraine.