Service members of LPR militia vote during the referendum on the republic to become integral part of Russia at a polling station in Luhansk, Luhansk 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.