An observer from Uruguay, Sebastian Lopez, watches the members of the election commission during the referendum on joining Russia at the polling station located in the monastery of St. Sava the Consecrated 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, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, Ukraine
- Event date: 24.09.2022
- Date published: 24.09.2022
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4066x2711px, 6Mb
- Job-ID: 941e18267e15f77c