The occupiers of Kherson region plan to celebrate Russia Day

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022, 11:53

The so-called head of the occupation administration in the Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, said that Russia Day (June 12) would be celebrated in the occupied Oblast.

Source: Meduza

Quote from Saldo: "The most important thing is that we will celebrate it [the national holiday of the Russian Federation] together with the whole of Russia, not separately. This is important. Of course, such measures will be developed so that residents can see and feel what a huge family we are returning to, and have become."

Background:

• The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office announced the charges of treason brought against Saldo. The occupiers "appointed" him head of the oblast on 26 April.
• The occupiers cut off Ukrainian mobile, landline and Internet networks in the Kherson region.
• The occupation administration has introduced a coat of arms with a double-headed eagle from the times of the Russian Empire and is trying to force people to obtain Russian citizenship.
• In Kherson Oblast, the occupiers are abducting people, torturing and killing them.