A view shows a sign at the fence of the DPR Embassy, in Moscow, Russia. 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. A sign reads: "Referendum on the joining of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic and regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson to Russia".
