Back Russiese anneksasie van Suid- en Oos-Oekraïne Afrikaans الضم الروسي لجنوب أوكرانيا وشرقها Arabic Rusiyanın Cənubi və Şərqi Ukraynanı özünə birləşdirməsi Azerbaijani Анексія Паўднёвай і Усходняй Украіны Расіяй Byelorussian দক্ষিণ ও পূর্ব ইউক্রেনের সংযুক্তি Bengali/Bangla Annexió russa del sud i l'est d'Ucraïna Catalan Ruská anexe jihovýchodní Ukrajiny Czech Russische Annexion der Süd- und Ostukraine German Προσάρτηση της νότιας και ανατολικής Ουκρανίας στη Ρωσία Greek Anexión de Donetsk, Lugansk, Jersón y Zaporiyia a Rusia Spanish

Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian-installed officials at the annexation ceremony in Moscow
Date30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
LocationSouthern and Eastern Ukraine
Organised byRussia
Outcome
  • Formal annexation of an undefined area in and around Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts by the Russian Federation,[1] including a part of Mykolaiv Oblast,[2] illegal under international law[3] and condemned by the United Nations[4]
  • Ukraine applies for NATO membership[5]

On 30 September 2022, Russia, amid an ongoing invasion of Ukraine, unilaterally declared its annexation of areas in and around four Ukrainian oblasts—Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. The boundaries of the areas to be annexed and their borders were not defined; Russian officials stated that they would be defined later. None of the oblasts were fully under Russian control at the time of the declaration, nor since. If limited to the areas then under Russian control (about 90,000 km2 or 15% of Ukraine's territory) the annexation would still be the largest in Europe since World War II.[6]

The annexation occurred after internationally unrecognized referendums held days prior, which were organized by Russian occupation authorities in territories where hostilities were ongoing and much of the population had fled.[7] It occurred seven months after the start of the invasion and less than a month after the start of the Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive. The signing ceremony was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow in the presence of occupation authority heads Leonid Pasechnik, Denis Pushilin, Yevgeny Balitsky and Volodymyr Saldo, and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The annexation is unrecognized by the international community, with the exception of North Korea and Syria.[8] Ukraine, the European Union, the United States and the United Nations all said that the referendums and the annexation had no legal basis or effect.[9] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in response that Ukraine would apply to join NATO on an expedited basis.[10] On 19 October Russia introduced martial law within the annexed and controlled areas, with legislation allowing for bans on public gatherings and other widespread restrictions on personal liberty.[11]

The Ukrainian Kherson and Kharkiv counteroffensives allowed Ukraine to recapture parts of its territory, including Kherson City on 11 November 2022.[12]

  1. ^ Sauer, Pjotr; Harding, Luke (30 September 2022). "Putin annexes four regions of Ukraine in major escalation of Russia's war". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Mykolaiv region to be incorporated in Russian-held Kherson". Reuters. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "United Nations Charter, Chapter I: Purposes and Principles". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "With 143 Votes in Favour, 5 Against, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Condemning Russian Federation's Annexation of Four Eastern Ukraine Regions". UN Press. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ Harding, Luke; Koshiw, Isobel (30 September 2022). "Ukraine applies for Nato membership after Russia annexes territory". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ Dickson, Janice (30 September 2022). "Putin signs documents to illegally annex four Ukrainian regions, in drastic escalation of Russia's war". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022. Mr. Putin's claim to more than 15 per cent of Ukraine's territory is the largest annexation in Europe since the Second World War.
  7. ^ Walker, Shaun (23 September 2022). "'Referendums' on joining Russia under way in occupied Ukraine". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022. So-called "referendums" are under way in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops, with residents told to vote on proposals for the four Ukrainian regions to declare independence and then join Russia.
  8. ^ "So-called referenda in Russian-controlled Ukraine 'cannot be regarded as legal': UN political affairs chief". UN News. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ Trevelyan, Mark (30 September 2022). "Putin declares annexation of Ukrainian lands in Kremlin ceremony". Reuters. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ Balmforth, Tom (30 September 2022). "Ukraine applies for NATO membership, rules out Putin talks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Putin tightens grip on Ukraine and Russia with martial law". AP News. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  12. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (13 November 2022). "Russia Tried to Absorb a Ukrainian City. It Didn't Work". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

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