Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine hold annexation votes
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A military vehicle drives along a street with a billboard that reads: "With Russia forever, September 27," prior to a referendum in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22.3/12
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A man from Luhansk region, the territory controlled by a pro-Russia separatist government, but who lives in Russia, votes at temporary accommodation facility in Volgograd, Russia, Friday, Sept. 23. Voting began Friday in four Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia. Polls also opened in Russia, where refugees from regions under Russian control can cast their votes.4/12
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An elderly woman from Luhansk region, the territory controlled by a pro-Russia separatist government, but who lives in Russia, holds her Ukrainian passport as she prepares to vote at temporary accommodation facility in Volgograd, Russia, Friday, Sept. 23.5/12
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People gather to attend voting in a referendum in front of a mobile polling station in Krasny Yar village outside Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.6/12
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Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, speaks to the media as he opens voting in a referendum in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.7/12
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People wait to attend voting in a referendum in front of a mobile polling station in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.8/12
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People lineup to attend voting in referendum in front of mobile polling station in Luhansk, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.9/12
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A woman votes during a referendum in a mobile polling station in Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic, controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.10/12
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A Luhansk People's Republic serviceman votes in a polling station in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic, controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.11/12
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A Luhansk People's Republic serviceman votes in a hospital in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic, controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.12/12
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A woman votes during a referendum in a mobile polling station in Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 23.
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