The situation in Donbass, in which Ukrainian troops are currently stationed, is “extremely bad,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

Residents of the Kherson region have already begun to apply for Russian citizenship, said the head of the military-civilian administration Vladimir Saldo.

The Polish authorities have plans to expand into Ukraine. Warsaw is using Russia's actions as a pretext, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko commented on the possibility of exchanging Russian serviceman Vadim Shishimarin, convicted in Ukraine.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Russia's refusal from the Bologna system in education has objective reasons.