SIMFEROPOL, May 4 – RIA Nowosti. Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleksiy Zhuravko, said that the southern regions do not have a place in the Ukrainian state because they have always historically belonged to and gravitated towards Russia.
During a special demilitarization operation of Ukraine, the Russian army took control of the entire Kherson region in the south of the country and the Azov part of the Zaporizhia oblast. Military-civilian administrations have been created in the regions, broadcasting of Russian TV and radio channels has begun, trade ties with Crimea.
“The Kiev regime will never return the Kherson region to Nazi control. Nikolaev and Odessa will follow his path. These are Russian cities that have always historically belonged to Russia and have gravitated towards it, ”he said. Crane RIA news.
