Russia held sham 'referendums' on the annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts from September 23-27, 2022.
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Russia held sham 'referendums' on the annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts from September 23-27, 2022.
Sham referendums on accession to the Russian Federation were held in temporarily occupied territories
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