Russian president Putin declares Martial Law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Russia, October 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law on Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed and gave tighter control to Kremlin. While announcing about the same, Putin stated that the order will be effective from Thursday but didn’t declared the steps that would be taken under martial laws. Also Read: Indian defence products export increased 8 times since 2014, says PM Modi   The moves, nearly eight months into the war, marked the latest escalation by Putin to counter a series of major defeats at the hands of Ukrainian forces since the start of September.

They came on the same day that Russian-installed officials in Kherson, one of the four occupied regions, told civilians to leave some areas as soon as possible in anticipation of an imminent Ukrainian attack.

Putin said the measures he was ordering would increase the stability of the economy, industry and production in support of what Russia calls its special military operation.

-PTC News with agency inputs