Russian passports will be distributed from today in parts of the Zaporizhia region controlled by Russian troops.
Those who receive them will be considered Russian citizens, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the occupation authority, told the Russian network Rossiya-24 yesterday. He said more than 70,000 people had applied in the area.
Russian President Vladimir Putin simplified the procedure for issuing a Russian passport in May. Moscow has distributed the relevant documents in some other occupied territories and introduced the ruble as its currency.
Ukrainian authorities accuse the occupying forces of forcing residents to obtain Russian citizenship and fear that annexation of the occupied territories is imminent.
Kyiv, meanwhile, estimates that about 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded the country in late February, according to an adviser to Ukrainian President Oleksiy Arestovich.
Neither side has provided detailed information on the number of troops each country has lost.
Source: Capital
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