On September 30, the Welcome Home took place at Theatre Square concert. It was held in support of the Russian army and the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Saratov University was represented by Rector Aleksei Chumachenko, vice-rectors, professors, and students.

The event featured patriotic songs, the anthem of the Russian Federation was performed by a children's choir. Creative groups performed and public figures addressed to the citizens of the country.

The participants of the concert were addressed by Chair of the Sentinels of the Motherland Saratov Regional Public Organisation of Veterans-Defenders of the State Border Andrei Malyshev, Head of the Regional Executive Committee of the All-Russian Popular Front of Saratov Region Sergei Sharov, Deputy Chair of the Union of Women of Russia Saratov Regional Branch Olga Tsepkina, Head of the Volunteer Squadron of the regional branch of the Combat Brotherhood All-Russian Public Veterans Organisation Mikhail Segeda, and Chair of the Public Chamber of Saratov Region, Chair of the Saratov Regional Branch of the Assembly of Peoples of Russia All-Russian Public Organisation Boris Shinchuk.

The referendums on joining Russia were held in Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions from September 23 to 27. On September 30, the heads of the People's Republic of Donetsk, the People's Republic Luhansk, Zaporozhye Region, and Kherson Region signed agreements to join Russia and in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin.