Russia formally annexed Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, bringing them under Russian legal jurisdiction.
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Russia formally annexed four Ukrainian territories in September 2022
Russia enforces its laws in the occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions
Russia proclaimed the annexation of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts on September 30, 2022
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