The Russian President imposed martial law in 4 cities of the forcibly annexed Ukraine

 Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has announced the imposition of martial law in four Ukrainian cities that were annexed by Russia in a disputed referendum after the military occupation.

According to the World News Agency, the Russian President has announced the implementation of martial law in the occupied Ukrainian cities of Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk under the pretext of public peace.

On the 30th of last month, these cities were integrated into Russia through a controversial referendum. In these four cities, Russian-backed rebels have been fighting to secede from Ukraine for a long time.

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In February of this year, Russia invaded Ukraine and occupied Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk with the help of these rebels, after which thousands of Ukrainian citizens were forced to migrate.

Despite the annexation of these areas, the Russian army was facing resistance here, which President Putin has imposed martial law in these cities to completely crush them.