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Russia annexes occupied regions of Ukraine

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SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during celebrations marking the incorporation of regions of Ukraine to join Russia, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 30. The signing of the treaties making the four regions part of Russia follows the completion of the Kremlin-orchestrated "referendums."
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SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP

Participants listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during celebrations marking the incorporation of regions of Ukraine to join Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 30.
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POOL PHOTO VIA AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin joins hands with Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Denis Pushilin, leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Leonid Pasechnik, leader of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, as they celebrate at the Kremlin during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 30.
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SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP

From left, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Denis Pushilin, the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic and Leonid Pasechnik, leader of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, wave during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, at the Kremlin, Moscow, Friday, Sept. 30.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

People watch on a large screen, as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech after a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia in Moscow's Kremlin, during a meeting in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, Sept. 30.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

People react during celebrations marking the incorporation of the Donetsk region into Russia in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30.
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People attend celebration for the annexation of regions of Ukraine to join Russia, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 30.
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People watch on a large screen, as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during celebrations marking the incorporation of regions of Ukraine to join Russia, at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 30.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

The dead body of a civilian lies on the ground after a Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30. A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens, an official said Friday, just hours before Moscow planned to annex more of Ukraine in an escalation of the seven-month war.
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Police officers check the bags of killed civilians after a Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30.
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Police officers and medical workers work near damaged cars after a Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30.
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UKRAINIAN POLICE PRESS OFFICE VIA AP

In this image released by the Police Press Service, the view from a drone shows the site of a Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30.

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