1/6
Ukraine ‘shells’ occupied areas amid vote
9/26/22
“Voting in internationally criticised referendums for four Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to become part of Russia has continued into its third day despite shelling by Ukrainian forces. ...”
https://www.yarrawongachronicle.com.au/world/ukraine-shells-occupied-areas-amid-vote/
[One of many articles on the net carrying this title, all having almost similar reporting though some variations, with TASS (probably more credible than WaPo, NYT, CNN, etc) only providing part of the information]
2/6
News
Ukraine Threatens 5-Year Prison Sentence For Anyone Voting In “Sham Referendums”
3/6
People in long lines peacefully voting in the referenda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3r9DyVUfA&t=69s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CuiyWNrCV0
4/6
“92 year old votes in Kherson referendum: “I’ve lived longer in USSR than independent Ukraine. I can see that under 🇺🇦 everything was stolen, deindustrialized. My whole life we lived together normally together, with 🇷🇺.”
https://twitter.com/KhersonFrom/status/1574130629595258880
5/6
“I am against Ukraine, it has not brought me anything good in life.” A resident of the LPR, having voted at referendum in favor of joining the Russian Federation, tore up her Ukrainian passport!”
https://twitter.com/colonelhomsi/status/1574104233741373441
6/6
“50,000 Muscovites rallied to support the referendum. Westerners don’t realize the whole reason this conflict’s happening now is because Ukraine bombed Donbass for 8 years & when they voted to be independent, Ukraine didn’t like it & bombed them again. This was a long time coming.”
https://twitter.com/FiorellaIsabelM/status/1573339128619728896
No updates on the Russian stock market crashing today? Russian men stampeding out of the country before the borders are closed? Now why would that be?