According to the decree, the Russian government must within three days propose concrete measures to be applied in these territories.
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Vladimir Putin ordered Wednesday, October 19 the establishment of martial law in the four Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporijjia annexed in September by Moscow. The Russian president announced this measure during a meeting of his Security Council broadcast on television. The Kremlin then issued a decree announcing the entry into force of martial law in these territories from Thursday midnight.
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These territories “had instituted martial law before their attachment to the Russian Federation, but it is necessary to formalize this regime by following Russian legislation”, said Vladimir Putin. He justified this measure by asserting that kyiv refused to negotiate with Moscow and continued, according to him, to “bomb” the civilian population in these areas.
“The neo-Nazis (Ukrainians) openly use terrorist methods (…) They send groups of saboteurs to our territory”he added, denouncing in particular the attack on the Crimean bridge and “nuclear infrastructure”without specifying which ones.
Russian legislation provides for a series of measures in the event of the establishment of martial law: reinforcement of security measures, curfew, ban on public gatherings, evacuation of strategic companies, ban on leaving the territories concerned, internment of the population, or even the establishment of military censorship in telecommunications.