Denials Aside, Kremlin Plots 'Join-Russia' Votes in Occupied Ukraine The hand-picked administrators in Ukraine's occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions are planning referendums to join Russia. UkraineRussianWar WarInUkraine russianwar
The pre-occupation Ukrainian administrators in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions did not announce any referendums before they were removed by the Russian occupation forces. According toRussia, meanwhile, is quickly russifyingIn May, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin became the first high-ranking Russian government official.
Vzglyad reported that following Khusnullin’s visit, the Russian government promised to start paying pensions and salaries in the Zaporizhzhya region in rubles.that children born in the area after February 24, as well as orphans, would automatically receive Russian citizenship.that, starting in September, the occupied portion of Zaporizhzhya would switch to the Russian education system.
Precisely when the Kherson referendum will be held remains unclear. On August 3, Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency quoted: “As part of the preparations for the [Kherson] referendum, much work needs to be done; we need to help repair both schools and polling stations.” After Russian troops illegally swept into Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and took control of security and military forces, the Crimean parliament voted to secede and scheduled a referendum on the matter. With gun-toting soldiers at polling places, it passed with 97 percent of the vote.
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