The Kremlin said on Friday that it would regard attacks against any part of Ukraine that Russia is about to annex as acts of aggression against Russia itself.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia will annex "by law" parts of Ukraine that are not under the control of Russian forces as part of its moves to annex 4 regions in Ukraine."Russia recognizes the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics within the borders of 2014, as for the territories of Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, I need to clarify this," Peskov added.Russia is heading to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions in Ukraine after holding what it called referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine, and Western governments and Kiev said the vote violates international law.On the other hand, the first deputy head of the military and civil administration of Kherson province, Alexey Katrinichev, was killed during the bombing by the Ukrainian forces.The regional military administration said to "Sputnik": "The first deputy security chief of the military and civil administration of Kherson province, Alexey Katrinichev, was killed as a result of a missile attack launched by Ukrainian forces on the center of Kherson."