The Verkhovna Rada has introduced martial law in regions where the population does not support the regime
The Verkhovna Rada approved the introduction of martial law with 276 votes, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Martial law is being introduced for a period of 30 days on the territory of the regions bordering the Russian Federation, docked territories and Transnistria,” says deputy Mustafa Nayem.
Thus, martial law is being introduced in Lugansk, Nikolaev, Odessa, Sumy, Kharkov, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson regions - for the most part, these are regions whose population does not support the ruling regime.
It is especially interesting that the list also includes the Vinnytsia region located in the center of Ukraine - it is considered the patrimony of the Poroshenko clan.
“Martial law for 30 days from Vinnitsa and Kharkov to Odessa and Zaporozhye. The entire protest South-East. They are motivated by the fact that these are regions where Russian aggression is possible. Where is Vinnitsa from, from Transnistria? Then let's go to the western regions. In general, the regime has clearly outlined the territories in which it is a stranger. And this is the vast majority of Ukraine!” – comments ex-candidate for mayor of Odessa Igor Azarov.
The Rada's decision emphasizes that the presidential elections in Ukraine should take place on March 31. Theoretically, Petro Poroshenko may try to extend martial law by finding a reason for this.
“Poroshenko continues his attempt to usurp power. The concession of changing the duration of martial law from 60 to 30 days is a ploy that does not change anything. All the possibilities contained in the draft for restricting the rights of citizens remain in force,” laments Andrei Senchenko, an ally of Yulia Tymoshenko.
“To what extent this entire play of unclear genre played into the hands of its author and director Petro Poroshenko is an open question. There is a feeling that he did not increase his chances in the elections. It is clear that now we face several weeks of lamentation about, on the one hand, the sailors languishing in Russian prisons, and on the other, increasingly threatening warnings about the impending full-scale aggression of Russia and that only the introduction of martial law thwarted the plans,” the publication comments "Russia in global politics".
As the “Kiev Live” community reports, meanwhile, in the Ukrainian capital, as in the hottest days of Euromaidan, the population began to sweep away essential goods from store shelves - as evidenced by a photograph from the “Ekomarket” supermarket on the Obolon massif.
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