The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is 90% ready for the "referendum" in Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions - GUR Ministry of Defense

This was stated by a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. The conditions for conducting Russian "referendums" depend on the fighting and the ability of the enemy to break the resistance of Ukrainians, the military explained. Voting dates may be different. It is likely that it will take place on September 11 - on the only day of voting in the Russian Federation, he said. "There may be other options.

Ukraine's military intelligence is currently tracking all the processes that are happening there. Today we can confidently say that the relevant election headquarters, operational staffs, voter lists, election commissions have been created," Skibitsky informed. The Ministry of Defense Ministry's representative drew attention to the possibility of unlawful voting not only at polling stations, but also online. "Bulletin is a couple of nights and they will be printed.

And if you talk about readiness for a" referendum " - it is high enough, almost 90% everything is ready. But it is not the matter - how to do or not to carry out. For them it is important for them The date you need to do and the "results" to be announced, "he said. Russian politicians are constantly coming to temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, followed by pseudo -pseudorators, who are responsible for the preparation of the voting process, they said in GUR.

"It is advisable for them to spend it all in one day . . . If we talk about the Donetsk region, the enemy failed to capture the whole territory and enter its administrative border. This will depend on how much they will be able to create a picture of popular support," - Says skibitsky. In Moscow, from September 1, all the occupied territories to go to study under the Russian program. The Russians bring textbooks and retraining teachers into Russian educational programs, said in the department.

The invaders are actively and noticeably preparing for the "referendum" in the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, as they keep two cities under control - Melitopol and Berdyansk. "Passporting, issuing Russian passports. According to our data, for example, 800 passports have already been issued in Berdyansk. Even children who are 14 years old are also starting to receive Russian passports," Skibitsky said.

The captured territory of Zaporizhzhya region may be attached to the so -called "DNR", it is likely that another format. The ultimate idea of ​​the Russians will arise at the last moment - they will decide whether to join the territory to the occupied Crimea, or to create "people's republics", continued the military.

The so -called head of the election region Halyna Katyushchenko has already declared the Russian media about the distribution of duties between members of the election commission of Zaporizhzhia region and the beginning of work of the body. "To date, the election commission has started work. The election commission of the region is actively prepared for the referendum on the entry of the Zaporizhzhya region into the Russian Federation," she said.

The occupiers have already checked the polling stations and the premises where they will vote in the referendum. In the Kharkiv region, the invaders had different approaches to the possibility of pseudo -referendums. "There, firstly, a small territory is captured. Secondly, they need the whole Kharkiv region. After all, holding any referendum without Kharkiv and the creation of some so-called" Kharkiv People's Republic ", etc. will not have any success in further", Skibitsky explained.

In his opinion, Russia has already determined the status of the so -called "LNR" and "DNR". This is done before the full -scale military invasion, when the Russian leadership recognized the independence of formations. Recall that Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov spoke about the absence of plans for Russian officials for holding a "referendum" regarding the entry into Russia of part of the Zaporizhzhya region. The invaders are afraid of attacks on their manuals.

Fedorov reminded how on August 24 they removed the head of the village of Mikhailivka of Zaporizhzhya region Ivan Sushka, which was responsible for conducting a "referendum". Some media outlets wrote about the failure of the Kremlin in the plans of referendum organization in the occupied territories by September 11 due to the impossibility of capturing all Donbass. Financial Times drew attention to the constant change of Moscow's plan to promote in Ukraine.