### [2022-10-4](/feed/2022/10/4/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian War
# The Federation Council of Russia unanimously approves the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. It now goes for final signing into effect by President Vladimir Putin. 

The upper house of Russia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-federation-council-ratifies-annexation-four-ukrainian-regions-2022-10-04/) [Image](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/d3pZdN8rm1o7XKOCfVz7i-Yk-pM=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/L2VP5NK3XBL67KANCZK5US4CCY.jpg)

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