Russia's Central Election Committee has decided to hold 'presidential elections' in the occupied territories of Ukraine

The Russian Central Election Committee has decided to hold "presidential elections" in the occupied territories of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine.

This was reported by the Russian propaganda media.

These "elections" will take place from March 15 to 17 2024. Russian President Putin has already announced that he will stand. This will be his fifth term in office.

Putin was President of the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2008. At that time, the term of office in Russia was four years. Dmitry Medvedev was president from 2008 to 2012. In 2012, Putin took over again and the term was extended to six years. In 2018, Russians re-elected Putin as president.