Russia has begun issuing passports to Ukrainians in Melitopol and Kherson
Russian authorities in the occupied areas of Melitopol and Kherson have begun handing out Russian passports, the Tass news agency reported on Telegram.
Tass then showed footage later on Saturday of Russian passports being presented to 23 residents in Kherson city in southern Ukraine.
Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree in May that simplified the application process for a Russian passport for residents…