On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will preside over a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation to analyze the security situation in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia, which were annexed by Russia last September, although it only partially controls them. land, the EFE news agency reported on Tuesday, taken over by Agerpres.

“Issues regarding the observance of law, order and public safety on the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions will be discussed,” the Kremlin said.

According to the same report, the main speech at this meeting, which will be held via teleconference, will be the speech of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Volodymyr Kolokoltsev.

In four regions of Ukraine, partially occupied by Russia, martial law has been in effect since October, which Moscow imposed as necessary to protect the civilian population from attacks by the Ukrainian army.

In announcing the measure, Putin accused the Ukrainian authorities, whom he called “Hitler’s accomplices,” of using “terrorist methods” to instill fear among the population of southern and eastern Ukraine, where attacks on pro-Russian officials regularly occur.

To strengthen the security of the annexed territories, Putin also issued a decree on the creation of territorial defense units. The Russian president also accused Kyiv of sending sabotage groups to Russian territory to carry out sabotage on civilian infrastructure, such as the attack on the Crimean bridge, as well as the nuclear one.

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