The State Duma voted for the so-called "joining the Russian Federation" of the captured Ukrainian territories at an extraordinary meeting today, October 3.

This is reported by the Russian propaganda media.

"The State Duma ratified the agreement on the admission of the DPR and the LPR to the Russian Federation. 413 and 412 deputies voted in favor, respectively," Russian mass media reported.

It will be recalled that at a ceremony in the Kremlin on September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an attempt to

annex the

 Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions based on the results of fake referendums held by the occupiers in these regions.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the holding of so-called "referendums" in the partially occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions did not stop the advance of Ukrainian troops in the south of the country.

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