Aggressor country is trying to annex the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This was said by Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on the air of the "Kyiv" TV channel.

"The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine clearly sees the preparatory measures being carried out by the occupiers. In the temporarily occupied territories in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, the Kremlin's political party 'United russia' has begun active work. We see that measures are being taken to clarify the so-called voter lists. In addition, the invaders opened polling stations for holding elections. The process of handing out russian passports has actively begun. This is a set of measures that russia is taking in the occupied territories in order to prepare and hold a referendum," the representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said.

According to Vadym Skibitskyi, in order to prevent russia from creating a bridgehead for further offensives, Ukrainian soldiers will liberate the temporarily occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine.