OREANDA-NEWS Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law according to which the Day of celebration of the reunification of new regions with Russia is being established. The document is published on the Internet portal of legal information.

Amendments are being made to the law "On Days of Military Glory and memorable dates of Russia", the holiday in Russia will be celebrated on September 30. In the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, this date has already been declared a non-working day.

The document on the establishment of the Day of the Reunification of Russia with the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as with the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, was submitted by Putin to the lower house of parliament on September 12. The State Duma immediately adopted the relevant law in three readings on September 19, and the Federation Council approved it on September 25.

The new regions became part of Russia on September 30 last year. Referendums in these territories were held from September 23 to 27, 2022. According to the results of voting in the LPR, 98.42 percent of residents voted for joining, in the DPR — 99.23 percent, in the Kherson region — 87.05 percent, in the Zaporozhye region — 93.11 percent.