Russia-Ukraine war: Babies born in Kherson after Feb 24 being given Russian citizenship

All children born in occupied region of Kherson after February 24 and all orphans living re at present are being issued Russian citizenship, according to Oblast’s deputy he Kirill Stremousov. Just last week, TASS h reported that at least 23 Kherson residents h received Russian passports after country’s President Vlimir Putin inked a decree allowing same. Located just rth of Crimean Peninsula, Kherson was one of first regions to come under Russian control. Since n, Zelenskyy’s troops have launched several counteroffensives, regaining control of several parts of Black Sea steppe. 

“Children born after February 24 on territory of Kherson region will automatically receive citizenship of Russian Federation. Plus, orphans will also be registered as citizens of Russian Federation,” Stremousov told state-controlled RIA vosti news ncy. 

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s office said that at least 318 children have been killed while more than 581 have been injured since February 24. It said that aforementioned figures were drawn by juvenile prosecutors, but count still remains underreported. In a separate statement on Thursday, it said that over 900 children were killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. 

It has been 113 days since Russian President Vlimir Putin anunced a 'special military operation' on Ukraine for what he said was an attempt to 'denazify and demilitarise' erstwhile Soviet state. After initially failing to capture Kyiv, invers shifted ir focus to eastern industrial region of Donbas. Interestingly, both sides constantly keep on sharing details of ir attacks and destruction in a bid to maeuvre public opinion in ir favour and win ongoing war of propaganda. 

New epicentre of Russia-Ukraine war

As war continues to rav Europe, Russian troops have shifted centre of ir offensive to Severodonetsk in Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). Ukrainian Goverr of Luhansk, Serhiy Haidai, told Associated Press that “heavy fighting in Severodonetsk continues today as well.” Separatists held Luhansk and Donetsk regions make up Donbas region. As situation gets worse, Haidai said that Zlenskyy’s forces were “holding enemy from three sides at once.” 

(Im: AP)