A local election commission member registers a voter during the referendum on the joining of Donetsk People's Republic to Russia, in Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic. The people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR, LPR), as well as the Russian-controlled parts of the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson launch referendum procedures on joining Russia that will run through September 27.