“The Russian occupation authorities in southern Ukraine say they have started handing out Russian passports to locals in two cities - Kherson and Melitopol. Ukraine condemns the creation of Russian citizens on its territory as ‘Russification’. President Vladimir Putin is fast-tracking the procedure. Russia's Tass news agency says the first 23 Kherson residents got Russian passports at a ceremony on Saturday. Tass says thousands have applied for them, but its claim cannot be verified. The Russian-appointed military governor in Kherson, Volodymyr Saldo, said ‘all our Khersonite comrades want to receive the passport and [Russian] citizenship as soon as possible’. ...”
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