Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four regions of Ukraine recently annexed by Moscow.
The decision was issued when Ukraine claimed to have shot down “several Russian rockets” on Kiev on the third consecutive day of missile and drone attacks in the Ukrainian capital. The attacks on the Ukrainian capital were launched by Russia after a series of defeats on the battlefield for Moscow.
The imposition of martial law in areas controlled by Moscow also gives additional powers to the authorities in the region Russia to the south bordering Ukraine.
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“We are working on very complex large-scale tasks to ensure security and protect Russia’s future,” Putin said as reported by the state news agency. AFPThursday (10/20/2022).
Meanwhile, pro-Kremlin officials say they are withdrawing from the main city Cherson Wednesday (19/10) in southern Ukraine, as Ukrainian troops continued to advance towards the territory occupied by Russia since the invasion began.
Kherson was the first and only major city to fall to Moscow’s forces since the beginning of the February invasion. Reclaiming the city would be a major reward in a Ukrainian counterattack.
“The entire government moved to the eastern bank of the Dnieper today,” Vladimir Balance, the designated head of the Kherson region in Moscow, told state television. Russiansa.
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