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Residents queue to a voting booth during a referendum on joining Russia at a polling station in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, partially controlled by pro-Russian troops, Ukraine. 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.
- Package: Ukraine Russia Joining Referendum
- Categories: Politics
- Location: Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, Ukraine
- Event date: 23.09.2022
- Date published: 23.09.2022
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5009x3222px, 8.7Mb
- Job-ID: 4bb3eb03f29a6e60