Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the four regions it had annexed last month from Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
The law allows temporary resettlement of residents to ‘safer locations’ and restriction on movement in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
Putin had signed constitutional laws on October 5 to make these regions parts of Russia following the results of referendums Russia held in these areas, which together make up for 15% of Ukraine’s territory.
