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  • Insurgents say Ukraine region opts for sovereignty

    05/11/2014 4:12:33 PM PDT · by PaulCruz2016 · 194 replies
    The Miami Herald ^ | 05-11-2014 | Peter Leonard
    DONETSK, Ukraine -- Ninety percent of voters in a key industrial region in eastern Ukraine came out in favor of sovereignty Sunday, pro-Russian insurgents said in announcing preliminary results of a twin referendum that is certain to deepen the turmoil in the country. Roman Lyagin, election chief of the self-styled Donetsk People's Republic, said around 75 percent of the Donetsk region's 3 million or so eligible voters cast ballots, and the vast majority backed self-rule.