New Russia

 

By October 2022, Russia annexed nearly all of Luhansk and Kherson and about 60% of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. This was an historical event as that Russian Occupied Territory became permanently an official part of the Russian Federation.

Even if any of those former states(Oblasts) become autonomous republics, they would still have the Russian Federation as its protectorate. This means that since they officially belong to the Russian Federation, any attack on it would allow the Moscow-based government to marshal its entire resources to defend it. Moreover, any encroachment would be considered an invasion by a foreign power.

Therefore, since the Russian Federation had officially expanded, the Russian security forces would guard its new borders as zealously as its did its old borders. They would guard it with full force.

If the war persists, Russia would have no choice but to enter, occupy, and annex other Russian-speaking Ukrainian states(oblasts). This map is indicative on how the New Russia will look like. The colored areas could very well be the new expansion of the Russian Federation.