Document #2076034

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Moscow-Imposed Administration Plans Referendum In Ukraine's Kherson On Joining Russia

The Moscow-installed military administration ruling the area around the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson said it is preparing to hold a referendum on joining Russia.
 
"Yes, we are preparing for a referendum -- and we will hold it," Kirill Stremoussov, the deputy head of Kherson's military and civil administration, said in a video published on Telegram.

Stremoussov said Kherson should become "a full-fledged member" of Russia.

Russian-installed officials said earlier that their security forces had detained Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhayev on June 28 after he refused to follow Moscow's orders. A local official said the mayor was kidnapped.

Kherson, an important port on the Black Sea, has been fully under Russian control since early March, just weeks after Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

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ecoi.net description:
Kherson region: Russian administration in occupied parts of the region plans to hold referendum on joining the Russian Federation
Country:
Ukraine
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
29 June 2022
Original link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-referendum-russia-occupied/31921179.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
2076034

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