Russia's Vladimir Putin is to hold a signing ceremony to annex four more areas of Ukraine - at 13:00 BST
He will make a major speech at the Kremlin, and a concert will be held in Moscow's Red Square in the evening.
The formal process - which will see these occupied areas incorporated into the Russian Federation - will happen over the next few days.
Meanwhile, the regional governor in Zaporizhzhia says at least 23 civilians have been killed in a Russian missile strike in the region, which is one those set to be annexed.
Russia does not fully control any of the four areas it has decided to annex, and Ukraine and the West have denounced the votes as illegitimate.
The exercise began across 15% of Ukraine last Friday with only a few days' notice.
Today's speech echoes Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, which also followed a discredited referendum.
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