Russia posts capture of Donetsk as ‘minimum objective’ for Ukraine war – Ukraine

If the separatists have their way, everything should now happen very quickly: The self-proclaimed president of the “Luhansk People’s Republic,” which is only recognized by Russia, Syria and North Korea, Leonid Pasechnik, requested on Wednesday that his territory be annexed to Russia. He justified this with the result of the sham referendum of the past few days. The “People’s Republic” he leads is on the territory of Ukraine. The Russian-appointed military administrator of the Ukrainian region of Cherson, which is currently largely occupied by Russia, also requested a connection to Russia.