The referendums underway in Ukrainian territories are set to finish on Tuesday, UK mentioned. (File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is prone to announce the accession of occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation throughout his deal with to parliament on September 30, the British Ministry of Defence mentioned on Tuesday.

The referendums at the moment underway inside these territories are scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry mentioned in its day by day briefing on Twitter.

“Russia’s leaders almost certainly hope that any accession announcement will be seen as a vindication of the special military operation and will consolidate patriotic support for the conflict”, it mentioned.

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