Kherson-Sana
Yekaterina Gubareva, deputy head of the military and civil administration of the Kherson region, announced that more than 12,000 people have applied for Russian citizenship and most of them already hold Russian passports.
"Currently, there are a large number of people who want to obtain Russian citizenship, and more than 12,000 applications are being processed in this regard, and the applicants have already obtained a Russian passport or are waiting to obtain it," Gubareva said in a statement to TASS.
Gubareva indicated that the number of centers for applying for Russian passports has increased with those already available in several regions, including Novaya, Kakhovka, Allyshky, Julia, Skadovsk and others.
It is noteworthy that Kherson began last month to form an electoral commission to hold elections and a referendum on joining Russia, according to a decree issued by the head of the military and civil administration of Kherson Province on July 22.
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