KIEV, March 20. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has extended the martial law in the country for 30 more days from March 26, the press service of the Verkhovna Rada (national parliament) said on Sunday.

"The president has signed several wartime laws, including the one extending the martial law in Ukraine. The law extends martial law in the country for 30 day from March 26, 2022," it said.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill on the martial law extension on March 15. Martial law was imposed in Ukraine on February 24.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in response to a request for help by the heads of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories, but aimed to demilitarize and denazify the country.