Four occupied Ukraine regions begin vote on joining Russia

Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

KYIV, Ukraine — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result wa...

Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result was preordained by Moscow.

Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result was preordained by Moscow.

Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia, with some officials carrying ballots to apartment blocks accompanied by gun-toting police. Kyiv and the West condemned it as a rigged election whose result was preordained by Moscow.Meanwhile, in a grim reminder of the brutality of the seven-month-old invasion, UN experts and Ukrainian officials pointed to new evidence of Russia…

Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

The voting, which was overseen by authorities installed by Russia, is scheduled to run through Tuesday and is almost certain to go the Kremlin’s way.

Voting in Russian referendums underway in Ukraine

Voting has begun in the referendums in Russian-held regions in Ukraine's south. People were urged to cast their vote on whether to join Russia as ballot boxes were taken around houses and into hospitals in four Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions. In some towns, according to Ukrainian media, residents turned out to protest.