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Ukraine live briefing: Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia as staged referendums underway in occupied areas
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes hit the town of Zaporizhzhia, the one one in all 4 areas the place Kremlin-backed authorities are staging referendums on the prospect of becoming a member of Russia the place the regional capital just isn’t underneath army occupation. Voting is underway in occupied areas of Ukraine, together with the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson areas, as Russia’s overseas minister insisted that these areas can be “underneath the complete safety of the state” if they’re annexed — regardless of widespread condemnation. Some residents referred to as it a vote “underneath a gun barrel,” with the result predetermined by the Kremlin.