Pro-Russian Separatist Leader: Donetsk People’s Republic Supports Zaporizhzhia Break Away from Ukraine – TribunNews.com
TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Pro-Russian separatist leader, Denis Pushilin, said the Donetsk Peoples Republic would support Zaporizhzhia.
District in the Zaporizhzhia region now occupied by Russia, reportedly has made an application to secede from Ukraine and joined Donetsk.
Pushilin expressed his support for Russian state media Russia-24 on Tuesday (19/4/2022).
Pushilin added Donetsk will not immediately accept the territory to within its administrative boundaries.
Video published by a Russian journalist on Tuesday, claims the Rozovsky district, which lies just 48 kilometers west Mariupol Sea, holds a vote in favor of secession himself from Ukraine to join Donetsk.
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CNN cant verify the authenticity of the video, is it true the video taken in the Rozovsky district, the people involved in the video really Ukrainian citizens, or they are not forced to vote support the action.
To note, this is the first time during the war, the region Russia-occupied Ukraine is said to be separating from the country.
This could be the first attempt by Russia and the separatists to annexed Ukrainian territory.
However, this is not the first time during the war on Ukrainian territory his political status changed significantly while under Russian occupation.
Shortly after Melitopol fell to Russian control in early March, the mayor of the city was detained by the gunmen and the mayor new pro-Russians sworn in.
