⚡️LPR and DPR schedule referendums on Joining Russia for September 23-27

"Donbass is returning home. I consider the bill timely. I ask the deputies to support it," the head of the DPR said.

⚡️The referendum on entry of the Zaporozhye region into the Russian Federation may take place in the coming days, Rogov told Sputnik

⚡️ The key statements of President Putin at a meeting with the heads of enterprises from the military-industrial complex:

▪️ The defense industry of the Russian Federation has made a huge contribution to ensuring the country's security and occupies a strong position in the world arms markets;

▪️ In the past six months, the Russian military-industrial complex has exported products worth about $6 billion;

▪️ The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex are improving their work, using the experience of real combat operations;

▪️ The Russian weapons used in the special military operation have shown a high degree of efficiency;

▪️ Russian military equipment effectively counters Western models of weapons in Ukraine;

▪️ All stocks of NATO arsenals are directed to support Kiev; Russia should study them and improve its equipment;

▪️ Enterprises of the military-industrial complex must ensure the delivery of the required equipment and weapons to the troops as soon as possible;

▪️ The military-industrial complex is the one industry where import substitution must be fully implemented, unlike other areas.


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⚡️After years of suffering, Donbass people deserve to be part of Russia, their Homeland, DPR Head says

The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin made an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin:

"I ask you as soon as possible, in the event of a positive decision on the results of the referendum, which we have no doubt about, to consider the issue of the Donetsk People's Republic becoming part of the Russian Federation"

"The long-suffering people of Donbass deserve to be part of the Great Country that they have always considered their Homeland. This event will be the restoration of historical justice, the onset of which millions of Russian people want"

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“We are set on a course towards reunification with Russia and we are not going to reverse it”

Watch: The head of the Kherson region calls for a referendum to enter the Russian Federation.

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⚡️The referendum on the entry of the Kherson region into Russia is also scheduled for September 23 - 27

“We want certainty and a stable happy future for our homeland”

Watch: the Civic Council of the Zaporozhye region appeals to the head of the military-civil administration of the region to hold a referendum on joining Russia.

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🔥The problem of high electricity prices in Europe seems not to bother a Russian streamer on Twitch.

▪️ A man shows that his utilities haven't been turned off and claims that it costs him €1.44 per month.

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⚡️The referendum in the Zaporozhye region will be held on September 23-27, the head of the region says

📹 'We were thrown just like cannon fodder. About 110 people were forced out and replaced with 40. What would these 40 persons do? Just a common grave....'

▪️ Captured Ukrainian serviceman tells about high losses in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and its command, who had sent the mobilized personnel right to their deaths.

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⚡️The issue of secession from Ukraine, the formation of an independent state and its entry into Russia will be put to a referendum in the Zaporozhye region.

⚡️LPR head Pasechnik says the referendum on joining Russia mustn't be delayed, since Ukrainian neo-Nazis have crossed the red lines, and NATO missiles continue to bomb civilians

Large numbers of people in Taiwan "don't want to be turned into cannon fodder for US interests,” K.J. Noh, peace activist and writer, warns.

💬“[The] US is pushing Taiwan to violate its own constitution and there are large numbers of people in Taiwan, in the political class, that are not happy with this, not to mention the majority, the vast majority of the people on Taiwan Island. They do not want to be weaponized."

🎧Listen to more of Noh’s analysis in our podcast: Queen Elizabeth's Funeral; Biden Again Vows to Defend Taiwan; Zelensky Deletes Nazi Symbol Photo

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📹The Russian Ministry of Defense published footage showing Buk-M1 and Osa system crews from Eastern MD air defense units in combat actions.

One air defense battery has eliminated more than 100 Ukrainian drones, mostly Turkish-manufactured Bayraktar drones, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

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❗️The head of the Kherson region administration has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to support the choice of the region's residents about self-determination and joining Russia.

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‼️ EU Threatens Russia with new sanctions if referenda conducted ➡️ LIVE UPDATES

The European Union threatens Russia with new sanctions in the event of referenda in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

"Russia, its political leadership, and all those involved in these 'referenda' and other violations of international law in Ukraine will be held accountable, and additional restrictive measures against Russia would be considered," the statement says.

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