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Russia wanted to create its puppet quasi-republics in the western regions of Ukraine. This was one of the basic scenarios for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The scenario for creating fake people's republics is typical for Russia

Journalist Serhiy Leshchenko told this at a briefing at the President's Office, Channel 24 reports. As you know, the intentions of the enemy were prevented by the SBU.

Sergey Leshchenko said that the scenario for creating fake people's republics in Western Ukraine was spelled out in the Russian media at the beginning of a full-scale war.

This was one of the basic scenarios that Russia seeks by starting a war against Ukraine,” the journalist said.

Leshchenko explained that the purpose of these fake republics is supposedly to support the desire of the local population to secede from Kyiv.< /p>

According to the journalist, the scenario of creating fake people's republics is typical for Russia. Leshchenko noted that this was the case in the Donbass, and now the Russians are trying to do something similar in Kherson.

In addition, he recalled that Russian propaganda spread a fake about the intention of the Rusyns to create the so-called fake republic “Carpathian Rus” “.