Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the Civil-Military Administration of the Zaporozhye Region, said that “a unified decision was made to begin preparations for a referendum in the Zaporozhye Region on joining Russia. The referendum will take place this year.” The preparation will take several months The wording of the questions for the upcoming referendum will be presented in the future. “

“The sooner we become Russia, the sooner our life will improve. We will be able to realize all our potential: human, industrial and natural only in one Russian family. Russia is a country of opportunities,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti. During the special operation, Russian forces took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations were set up in these areas, Russian channels and radio stations began broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea were restored. The liberated regions announced their plans to join Russia.