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The measures may also allow the forcible relocation of people to other regions, according to Chikov. Vladimir Saldo, head of the Russian-installed administration, was quoted by state-run news agency TASS as saying a curfew was not needed for now, shortly before confirming that he was handing over authority to the military. Russian-installed officials in Kherson had already announced a seven-day ban on civilians entering the region. Russian human rights lawyer Pavel Chikov said the laws would also mean checkpoints and vehicle inspections, while authorities would have the power to detain people for up to 30 days. Martial law allows the authorities to curb movement and set curfews confining people to their homes. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine, said he believed Putin's decree was intended to enable Russia to "mobilise our people who've remained" in occupied territory.Ĭompelling civilians to serve in the armed forces of an occupying power is defined as a breach of the Geneva Conventions on conduct in war. The decree says that under martial law, authorities will have the power to enact measures to "meet the needs of Russia's armed forces", and that "territorial defence" will be carried out. However, a partial mobilisation has already taken place in Russia and been extended to the occupied regions, so it is unclear if more men will be called up. Martial law in Russia automatically entails a general or partial mobilisation of troops. The law that Putin invoked, dating from 2002, has never been used and can be implemented only if Russia faces aggression or the "immediate threat of aggression".īelow are some of the possible consequences of Putin's decree: MOBILISATION

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in four partially occupied regions of Ukraine that Russia claims as its own.Īlthough Russia has unilaterally annexed and does not fully control any of the four regions - Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - it is imposing martial law there as if they were Russian territories.