# Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

> 2022 annexation of areas in Ukraine

**Wikidata**: [Q114096220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114096220)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_annexation_of_Donetsk,_Kherson,_Luhansk_and_Zaporizhzhia_oblasts)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/russian-annexation-of-donetsk-kherson-luhansk-and-zaporizhzhia-oblasts


## References

1. [Source](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63072113)
2. [Source](https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1128161)
3. [Source](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-putin-signs-documents-to-unlawfully-claim-4-ukrainian-regions-in/)
4. [Source](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pro-moscow-officials-say-one-occupied-area-of-ukraine-has-voted-to-join-russia)
5. [Source](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-says-moscow-backed-separatists-must-hold-referendums-join-russia-2022-09-20/)