Illegal referendum in the occupied territories of Ukraine 27 September 2022

The Main Intelligence Directorate is calling on citizens in the temporarily occupied territories to provide information about Russian pseudo-elections scheduled for September. Namely, information about collaborators, the so-called deputies and representatives of the occupation administrations, as well as evidence of fraud and illegitimacy of holding fake elections

The Verkhovna Rada called on the UN, EU and NATO not to recognize "referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine and to define Russia as a terrorist state. Appropriate resolution adopted

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Germany will never recognize the results of "referendums" in the territories occupied by Russia and will continue to support Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today, September 30, will hold an unscheduled emergency press conference. It will start at 19:00 Kyiv time. Recall that NATO does not recognize the results of the "referenda" held by the Russian Federation in the occupied territories of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky today, September 30, convenes an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), which is expected to make "fundamental decisions" in response to the holding of pseudo-referendums and the annexation of Ukrainian territories by the Russian Federation

Today, September 30, 2022 at 15:00, in Moscow, in the Georgievsky Hall of the Kremlin, the signing ceremony of the so-called "treaties" on the annexation of Ukrainian territories, where pseudo-referendums were held, will be held. Then Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the Russians

Putin signed a decree on the "recognition of independence" of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. This is a new step towards annexing them on Friday, September 30th. "Independence" of the "DPR" and "LPR", which Russia also recognized by the Russian Federation back in February

The UN said that they do not consider it possible to accept the results of the so-called "referendums" held by the Russian Federation in the occupied territories of Ukraine

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin convenes an extraordinary meeting of the State Duma for October 3. It is planned to consider the so-called "legislative decisions" based on the results of pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

RIA Novosti: Pushilin received the final protocol of the "referendum" and said that he was leaving for Moscow to complete the legal procedures for the "DNR" to join the Russian Federation. He also said that as part of Russia, the self-proclaimed republic will move to a new phase of warfare.

"Referendums" in occupied Ukrainian territories cannot be considered valid - UN First Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed

RosSMI publishes the results of "referendums" at polling stations in Russia: "For" joining the Russian Federation voted: Kherson region - 96.75%, Zaporozhye region - 97.81%, "LPR" - 97.93%, "DNR" - 98, 69%

RosSMI: Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko said that she "sees no need to hold an unscheduled meeting of the Federation Council in connection with the" referenda ". "Senators are ready to support the results of the "referenda" and may consider the issue at a scheduled meeting on October 4"

Vedomosti: After the "referendums" in the Russian Federation, a new federal district - the Crimean one - can be created. It will include the peninsula itself, the "LDNR", and other occupied territories of Ukraine after February 24. Dmitry Rogozin, former CEO of Roskosmos, may head the new district

Serbia, according to international law, will not recognize the results of a fake "referendum" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine - Serbian Foreign Minister Nikolai Selakovich

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Due to the low percentage of visits to "polling stations", employees of "election commissions", accompanied by armed Russian servicemen, force them to vote in fake "referendums" at gunpoint and continue to rob the Ukrainian population

Transition of Zaporizhia and Kherson regions to "Russian legal field" in case of a "positive result" in the "referendum" may take place within a year - head of the international committee of the State Duma Leonid Slutsky

Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov: "If a positive decision is made at the "referendums" in the occupied Ukrainian territories, the actions of the parliament and the president of Russia will follow. Documents will be signed, everything will be prompt"

The Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine: Criminal prosecution and court await all those involved in the holding of fake "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The names of the traitors are known to law enforcement officers

Mykhailo Podolyak: "Today there is no legal action called "referendum" in the occupied territories. There are only: 1. Propaganda show for z-mobilization. 2. Territory of Ukraine demanding immediate liberation"

In the occupied Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, a loud explosion was heard in the morning. This happened on the first day of the pseudo-referendum of the Russians. The terror of the invaders is growing. People are afraid to leave the house - says the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov

From September 23 to September 26, "voting" in the referendum will take place at home and in courtyards by traveling groups. As stated - "for security purposes." On the last day, September 27, "polling stations" will open. Preliminary "results" are going to be announced on September 27-28

RIA Novosti: Cities in the Zaporozhye region for the duration of the "referendum" will be taken under special control for entry and exit, said its "head". The "election committee" reported that the first results of the referendum in the region will be published on September 28

Statement by the EU Foreign Ministers: The European Union will introduce new sanctions against the leadership of Russia and people involved in organizing referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. New sanctions will be both personal and sectoral

OPORA: "Referendums" are a surprise for collaborators. In all their statements up to September 19, they insisted that the dates of the "referendums" were unknown and they should be held only after the Russian Federation seized the entire territory of the occupied regions. Yesterday the situation changed dramatically

US President Joe Biden at a UN meeting: "Russia is recruiting even more soldiers and is trying to organize a fake referendum - this is a direct violation of the UN charter. The whole world should see these crimes. No one threatened Russia and no one except her was looking for this conflict"

The Rada supported the appeal to the UN, foreign states and parliaments of the world about the inadmissibility of holding "referendums" organized by Russia on the territory of Ukraine. This initiative was supported by 277 people's deputies

Electoral Committee of Kherson region: 750,000 people will vote at the referendum in Kherson region. The bulletin will contain only one question in Ukrainian and Russian. The results of the "referendum" will be announced within 5 days after the vote

After the "referendums" and the introduction of part of the Ukrainian territories into Russia, "there can be no talk of negotiations with Ukraine" - Leonid Slutsky, member of the negotiating group with Ukraine and head of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs

Voting at polling stations in the "LPR" at the "referendum on joining the Russian Federation" will take place only on September 27, and from September 23 to 26, voting will take place only in the adjacent territories - "LPR CEC"

Collaborator Kirill Stremousov: Two settlements of the Nikolaev region under the control of the Russian Federation - the city of Snegirevka and the village of Aleksandrovka are included in the Kherson region. This will allow residents of these settlements to participate in the "referendum"

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Kosachev: "After the referendums, protecting people in this region will not be our right, but our duty. An attack on people and territories will be an attack on Russia. With all the consequences"

No fictitious referenda will change the position of Europe in relation to Ukraine and its territorial integrity. It also won't change the fact that it was Russia that invaded sovereign Ukraine - MEP Roberta Metzola

Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder: Statements by the leaders of the "LPR" and "DPR" about holding "referendums" on joining the Russian Federation distract attention after the successful counter-offensive of Ukraine and are a simple information operation

Turkey will never accept the so-called "referenda" that Russia will hold in eastern Ukraine. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly

RosSMI: Schoolchildren on the territory of the "LPR" are exempted from classes for the period of the "referendum" from September 22 to 28, and September 27 is declared a day off for everyone. Probably other occupied regions will do the same

NATO will consider illegitimate the "referenda" being prepared in the territories of Ukraine on joining the Russian Federation. International community must condemn this egregious violation of international law and step up support for Ukraine - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

White House: The US will never recognize "referendums" that are being prepared in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. We consider this an insult to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity

Germany does not recognize referendums on the entry of Ukrainian territories into Russia. It is clear that these bogus referendums are unacceptable - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Head of the State Duma Control Committee Oleg Morozov: The State Duma of the Russian Federation may consider the issue of "accepting new territories in the Russian Federation" immediately after the "referenda" as a matter of urgency

RosSMI: The question of secession from Ukraine, the formation of an "independent state" and its entry into the Russian Federation will be put up for a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region

Deputy head of the Central Election Commission of Russia Nikolai Bulaev: The Central Election Commission organizes polling stations for "referenda" of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in Russia. Russian observers to be present at "referendums" in the regions themselves

"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin turned to Vladimir Putin with a request to consider "the issue of the DPR joining Russia in the event of a positive decision of the inhabitants in a referendum"

"First Deputy Head of the People's Council of the LPR" Khoroshilov: "The referendum on reunification with Russia will be held this week from September 23 to 27"

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak: "Naive blackmail with threats and horror stories of referendums, mobilizations from those who know how to fight only with children and civilians. This is how the fear of defeat looks. The enemy is afraid. Ukraine will solve the Russian issue. The threat can only be eliminated by force"

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin: "If the residents of Donbass say in a direct expression of their will that they want to be part of Russia, we will support them. Now the choice is theirs. They must understand that we expect them to freely express their will"

The so-called movement "We are together with Russia" appealed to the Russian-appointed "head" of the Zaporozhye region with a request to "immediately" hold a "referendum"

The so-called "public council of the Kherson region" appealed to the "head of the region" Vladimir Saldo with the initiative to immediately hold a "referendum" on recognizing the region as a subject of the Russian Federation

"Ambassador of the LPR in the Russian Federation" Rodion Miroshnik: "The process of preparation for referendums in the republics of Donbass has been launched, the mechanisms and the procedure itself are being worked out. It is too early to talk about the date of the referendum on joining the Russian Federation for reasons of security of its preparation and holding"

Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: "After the referendums and the admission of new territories to Russia, the geopolitical transformation in the world will become irreversible. Encroachment on the territory of Russia in this case will allow using all the forces of self-defense"

"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin discussed with the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik the appeals of the "public chambers of the DPR and LPR" and the need to synchronize further actions regarding the holding of "referendums"

The head of the Lugansk OVA Sergey Gaidai: According to the results of the fake referendum, the "LPR" will want to join the Russian Federation. Further, our de-occupation of the Lugansk region, from the point of view of the Russian Federation, will be a “direct attack on Russia”, and this will allow us to declare war and conduct a general mobilization

State Duma deputy, coordinator for inter-parliamentary relations with the "People's Council of the LPR" Viktor Vodolatsky: "I think the referendum will take place in the near future. It will be autumn, but not late. The electoral system of the "LPR" is 100% ready for the "referendum"

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office: "Ru-propagandists are in love with "referendums" as a panacea. I have bad news for them. There is a global consensus and international law. It is clear: Donetsk, Lugansk, Crimea are Ukraine"

The head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai: The date of the pseudo-referendum in the LPR remains uncertain. They said that they were ready to hold it even on December 31st. Now they say that the date cannot be determined because of the events at the front, which do not allow holding a "referendum" fully and safely

"Referendum" in the occupied parts of the Zaporozhye region will be held "as soon as we are finally ready in terms of security for the inhabitants of the Zaporozhye region" - the" head "appointed by the occupiers" Evgeny Balitsky

Gauleiter of Kherson Stremousov reacted to the new date of the pseudo-referendum: "Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak and I are in solidarity. We will prepare for a specific date. Everyone thought that the referendum would take place in September, but they did not name a specific date. We will focus on November 4"

Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from United Russia Viktor Vodolatsky called a new possible date for the so-called "referendum" in the Donbass and in the occupied regions of Ukraine - this is "National Unity Day, November 4"

Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andriy Turchak: "Referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be held before the end of the year

Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky: Another postponement of the show "referendum" in Kherson is associated with the active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total lack of support from the population, fear of the risks of losing territories after the pseudo-referendum

95% for Ukraine: The Russian occupiers have launched an internet poll on the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region regarding the region's accession to the Russian Federation. However, it seems that the results did not live up to their expectations, so the site was shut down

White House spokesman John Kirby: "We're seeing signs that Russia is still going to hold quasi-referenda as early as this month. It's their way of getting some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they've either achieved or want to achieve."

Vice Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk: For our citizens who will take part in pseudo-referendums, this is an article of the Criminal Code. Therefore, I urge everyone who can to evacuate, and if it so happened that people are forced to stay, do not participate in any "referendums"

Documents obtained by The Insider indicate that the Kremlin has already made a decision on the annexation of all occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, and everything should be ready for a “referendum” in September, although a specific date has not yet been approved.

Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yury Sobolevsky: Moscow's demands to the Kherson occupation authorities to continue preparations for holding a "referendum" cause the latter to become discouraged, turning into panic - there is no support from the population, they cannot form commissions, and then there is the Armed Forces of Ukraine

RosSMI: A petition to hold a "nationwide referendum" on the territory of Volchansk and Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was signed by 477 residents. The "Military Administration" decided to support the petition and set the date for the referendum to be held at 10:00 on Thursday, October 20, 2022

The head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoylenko: "Analyzing the events that are taking place today, at least in the Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, I can say with almost 100% certainty that there will be no "referendum" on September 11"

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “The aggressor country wanted to capture Kyiv in three days, and Donbass by May 9, then at least until September. None of these plans worked. Neither will attempts to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referenda "

On August 29, in the occupied Volchansk, Kharkiv region, the collection of signatures began for a petition to hold a general "referendum" in the city and part of the district in October this year. This was reported in the so-called "provisional administration of the Volchansky district."

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The invaders do not want to hold a pseudo-referendum on September 11 in the Zaporozhye region, but want to hold it as part of a sociological survey from September 11 to 17, and then sum up and falsify the results"

Collaborator Volodymyr Rogov: The readiness of polling stations for holding a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region ranges from 95% to 98%. Repair work is already being completed on the territory of the polling stations, and the security of the "voting" has been ensured.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: Russia can join the "LPR" and "DPR" only if the "republics" themselves hold the appropriate "referenda". Let's see their result.

Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Russian occupation authorities are unlikely to successfully hold sham referendums on the annexation of the captured territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation on September 11 due to ongoing friction in the occupation administrations and ongoing guerrilla attacks

Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadym Skibitsky: Russian invaders have completed 90% of preparations for pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Voting dates may vary. With a high degree of probability, this will happen on September 11

Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council Serhiy Khlan: Recently, the occupiers have begun to keep silent about the date of the pseudo-referendum, because they failed to prepare for it thanks to the people of Kherson, who are destroying the plans of the occupiers. Now the invaders want to hold a "referendum" together with the Donetsk region

According to Meduza sources, Putin's administration is already working on postponing the "referendum" to the winter. The Kremlin hopes that by December-January, Russian troops will still be able to capture the Donetsk region - and not lose control over the already occupied territories

Senior White House official: Our intelligence sees confirmation that Russia is planning an accession referendum in Kherson, Zaporozhye and the so-called LDNR. The US does not recognize such a referendum. We will respond quickly and firmly

Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Kremlin's Change of Plans Shows Occupation Forces Likely to Change Date of Annexation Referendums in Occupied Ukraine

Major General Dmitry Marchenko: The FSB officers are discussing among themselves that in Kherson they are not succeeding in the scenario that was used in Crimea with the "referendum" and the "Russian world." They are already preparing for some other events. Kherson residents are very pro-Ukrainian and resist

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: Collaborators at gunpoint conducted a "poll" among Melitopol residents. To their surprise, less than 10% of the people remaining in the city support the aggressor Russia. The rest openly say "No"

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office: Every step Russia takes towards pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories should cause an increase in the supply of weapons from the West. The Kremlin is checking whether the West can "swallow" the occupation of Ukrainian territories

The occupiers in the Zaporozhye region keep plans to hold "referendums" in September on joining the Russian Federation. The exact date is not yet known, but "will be publicly announced in the near future," said collaborator Vladimir Rogov.

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The occupiers want to hold a referendum for 7 days. They want to hold it with the help of elders who will go from house to house and interrogate residents, but accompanied by machine gunners and a police officer or the FSB"

The invaders continue to prepare for holding a pseudo-referendum in the occupied territory of the Kherson region. According to the regional administration, they are now facing problems with a shortage of personnel in the formation of "election commissions" - the press service of the Kherson Regional State Administration

The occupiers want to hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories in a mixed format - in person and online, "to ensure the safety of participants and give residents who left these regions the opportunity to vote." This was stated by Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the Crimea Mikhail Sheremet

Igor Zhovkva, deputy head of the Presidential Office: The invaders will not have time to hold their pseudo-referenda before Ukraine liberates its territories. They constantly postpone the dates of their "referendums" - before it was about September 11, then reports began that pseudo-referendums would be held later

The date of the "referendum" on the issue of joining the occupied Kherson region to Russia will be determined within a month - appointed by the Russian Federation "deputy head of the military-civilian administration" of the region Kirill Stremousov

The Russian-controlled authorities of the Zaporozhye region issued a decree on the creation of an election commission to hold a referendum on the region's accession to Russia, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the "head of administration" Yevgeny Balitsky

The separatist agency LuganskInformCenter reports that work has begun in the LPR on the formation of the composition of "observers of polling stations." It is noted that a total of 492 plots are planned in the territory controlled by the LPR.

The representative of the occupying authorities of the Zaporozhye region Vladimir Rogov: "A referendum on the entry of the Zaporozhye region into the Russian Federation will be held, despite the hostilities."

Institute for the Study of War (ISW): The Kremlin will try to illegally annex the occupied territories of Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine to Russia already on September 11. However, by that time, Russian troops will not be able to capture these regions completely.

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: Rashists are accelerating in matters of preparation for the referendum. They block microdistricts for entry and exit, a total census is being carried out, the number of children, real estate and everything else. Soldiers move into all vacant apartments

The CEC adopted a resolution stating that the preparation and holding of "referenda" in the temporarily occupied territories is inadmissible, and also called on voters not to take part in the event that such a "referendum" is held by the Russian Federation or with its assistance

A "public headquarters" has been created in the "LPR" to support and hold a pseudo-referendum on the entry of the "republic" into the Russian Federation - "adviser to the head of the LPR" Marina Filippova

Rogov, a member of the "administration" of the Zaporozhye region, said that a "referendum" on the region's entry into Russia could be held in the fall, presumably in the first half of September

In the temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, an agitation campaign has begun dedicated to the referendum on the entry of the LDNR into the Russian Federation. Polling stations are also being recruited - Eastern Human Rights Group

Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Sergei Gaidai: The so-called "LPR" wants to hold a referendum so that when we get enough weapons, the occupiers can declare that an attack is already on the lands of Russia and announce mobilization

The head of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Matvienko: "The Federation Council will consider the issue of joining the DPR and LPR to Russia, if the relevant referendums take place. Residents of the liberated Ukrainian regions will themselves decide on the status of these territories, the Russian Federation will respect their will"

The Russians want to hold a "referendum" on the captured parts of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on September 11th. At the same time, the Russian Federation has not yet decided exactly what they want to do with the occupied territories - Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov

British intelligence: Russia is likely to hold a pseudo-referendum for the annexation of the Kherson region. Finding a constitutional solution to the problem of the occupation is their political priority and Russia will be ready to rig the vote to achieve an acceptable result.

The occupiers are planning to hold a fake referendum in the temporarily occupied territories, namely in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions on September 11 - the "single voting day" in the Russian Federation. However, the resistance of the resident will prevent this - Center for National Resistance

The leader of the "DPR" Denis Pushilin wants to annex the occupied Donetsk region to Russia through a "referendum" after the completion of the so-called "military special operation". He hopes this will happen before the end of 2022.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov: the Russian Federation takes off all the masks and puts the Russians in control of those territories that are captured. This once again suggests that they will probably not hold "referendums", but will simply appoint Russians to positions

The Russian military decided to make Melitopol the "capital" of the temporarily occupied Zaporozhye region and are preparing to hold a "referendum" there on the region's accession to the Russian Federation - the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said on the air of a nationwide information marathon

So far, two dates for the referenda are being discussed. The first is “in mid-July, if the situation at the front allows it.” And the second, "more real" one - on September 11, on a single voting day in Russia (the gubernatorial elections will be held on the same day) - the publication "Medusa"

The publication "Medusa" citing three sources close to the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation: "LDNR" and the occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are planned to be merged into one federal district within Russia. The district should appear after referendums are held in these territories

Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “I have a question. You, gavriks of the Kremlin, what kind of referendum if the Ukrainian Armed Forces are almost 20 kilometers from Kherson? This is the creation of virtual reality”

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: On June 7, a tour of the high leadership of the Russian Federation took place on the territory of Melitopol. After that, they started talking openly about a pseudo-referendum. But today, even at gunpoint, it will not be possible to gather people

Kirill Stremousov, appointed by the Russian Federation as "Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration," said that a "referendum" in which the inhabitants of the region will decide whether to join Russia will be held this year. He also said that the decision on this matter had been made - preparations for the "referendum" had already begun.

The head of the Kherson OVA Gennady Laguta: On June 6, a large meeting of collaborators was held in the regional state administration of Kherson with the participation of the deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko. He set the task "by autumn to prepare a referendum on the inclusion of the region into the Russian Federation"

Russian-appointed representative of the "administration" of the Zaporozhye region Vladimir Rogov said that preparations are already underway for a "referendum" on the entry of the Zaporozhye region into the Russian Federation. It will take several months, and the "referendum" itself will be held this year.

Sergei Kiriyenko, First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, visited Russian-controlled Melitopol. After that, Melitopol begins to "prepare for a referendum" - this was reported by the "mayor" of the city Galina Danilchenko

The idea of holding a referendum on the accession of the Zaporozhye region to Russia is being discussed, but it is not advisable to do this before the liberation of the capital of the region - said collaborator, the so-called "first deputy head of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region" Artem Sharlay

"Deputy head of the military-civilian administration" of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov: "A referendum is not on the agenda today. After the situation in the region is completely stabilized, we will talk about a plebiscite"

"Referendums" on accession to Russia of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions can be held within a year - says "senator of the Federation Council from Crimea" Sergei Tsekov

In the Russian party, the authorities declare that the occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine will become part of the Russian Federation. This opinion was expressed by the Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andrey Turchak

It is now impossible to hold a "referendum" in the Kherson region due to prolonged hostilities. This will not happen until autumn, Reuters reports, citing collaborator Kirill Stremousov.

"DPR" leader Denis Pushilin: The results of the "referendum" on joining the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to the Russian Federation are quite obvious and understandable. But it will be advisable to approach it on a practical plane when we reach the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk "people's republics"

Mayor of Kherson Igor Kolykhaev: I can assume that more substantive discussions about the referendum will begin closer to December 2022. If by that time the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not take decisive steps and actions towards the liberation of the Kherson region, then, indeed, it may be too late

Collaborator Kirill Stremousov: “I won’t tell you that there will be a referendum. We don’t want to be examples of the creation of republics, because in fact we are, I emphasize, the Kherson region and the Kherson region will become part of Russia, as a full-fledged subject of the Russian Federation”

Press service of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Military District: The occupiers were instructed to prepare Energodar for a "referendum". The Russians want to create an informational picture, allegedly the residents of the city express their desire to join Russia, but in fact, finally connect the Zaporizhzhya NPP to Rosatom

Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Vadim Denisenko: It seems that the Kremlin has decided to postpone the issues of referendums in the occupied territories for several months. They can be held on September 11, but this is a conditional date and, perhaps, symbolic for Russians

The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, reports that the Russian invaders are preparing to hold a pseudo-referendum: "The invaders are trying to restore the register of those people who remained in Melitopol today and use it. Apparently, unfortunately, they are preparing for some kind of "referendum"

The occupation authorities of the "DPR" intend to hold a referendum on the entry of the entire Donetsk region into the Russian Federation immediately after its complete occupation. This follows from the statement of Vladislav Berdichsky, who calls himself a "deputy of the people's council"

British Ministry of Defense: "If Russia holds a referendum on the inclusion of the Kherson region into the Russian Federation, it will surely fabricate the results in its favor, but the inhabitants of the region will continue to demonstrate their rejection of the Russian occupation"

Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova: "The Russian invaders are preparing to hold a so-called "referendum" on the annexation of Mariupol as part of a self-proclaimed pseudo-state on the territory of ORDLO to the Russian Federation. The occupiers name May 15 as a possible date for the "referendum"

EU Mission to OSCE: Any attempts by Russia to hold so-called "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine with the aim of declaring new "people's republics" or joining the Russian Federation are illegal and will not be recognized - Ukrinform reports

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the future of the Kherson region should be decided by local residents. Thus, he commented on the intention of the collaborators to apply to the President of the Russian Federation with a request to join the region to Russia

Kherson collaborator and Gauleiter Kirill Stremousov appointed by the Russian occupiers ruled out holding a pseudo-referendum and creating KhNR. He is going to appeal to Putin with a request to annex the entire Kherson region to Russia

Adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vadim Denisenko believes that on May 9, Putin can indirectly or directly announce the annexation of Donbass to Russia and the holding of a referendum in the Kherson region - Strana.ua

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office: The invaders will not be able to hold "referendums" in the occupied territories. None of this will happen, except for one thing - an increase in the number of destroyed invaders. Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Luhansk regions - this is Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuriy Sobolevsky: The occupation authorities of the Russian Federation in the Kherson region will not be able to hold a "referendum" on the creation of the "Kherson People's Republic", because they do not have "extras". They have no support either from the population or from local government

US Ambassador to OSCE Michael Carpenter: The United States has information about Russia's intentions to hold referendums on the creation of the so-called "Kherson People's Republic", as well as the annexation of temporarily occupied territories in eastern Ukraine to Russia in mid-May

Why have collaborators in Kherson been dispersing the fake that they "were not going to hold a referendum" since yesterday? Very simple. They failed to organize this referendum - Chairman of the Kherson organization of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Dementiy Beliy

Volodymyr Zelensky: There can be many Russian pseudo-ferendums. Ukraine will not recognize them anyway. The main thing is that, together with Ukraine, the entire civilized world will not recognize them. It will do nothing but add another layer of complexity to any negotiation.

CEC: Elections and referendums are possible only in conditions of free will. Therefore, once again: Russia's attempts to hold a "referendum" in the Kherson region are as empty and insignificant as Russia itself. This drama of absurdity has no legal force

Collaborator Kirill Stremousov, appointed by the invaders to the post of deputy chairman of the Kherson region, said that no referendums are planned in the region. According to him, now the main task is "restoration of the region's economy"

Mayor of Kherson Igor Kolykhaev: I communicate with the residents of our city and see that there are no signs that there will be a referendum. When they will plan it is hard to say now. What I see: there will be no referendum. I think that they most likely plan to annex the region to the Crimea. It makes no sense to make another quasi-republic. No referendum preparations

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said he "didn't hear anything" about the so-called "referendum" in occupied Kherson

Volodymyr Zelensky: "If our people are destroyed in Mariupol, if referendums are announced in new pseudo-republics, Ukraine will withdraw from any negotiation processes"

In the Kherson region, the invaders stepped up preparations for the referendum. The date of imitation of the will of the people was postponed to April 27. Trying to speed up the legitimization of the occupying power, as always, they neglect all laws and regulations - Operational Command "South"

The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Gennady Laguta: "Unfortunately, there is such talk that the occupiers are preparing something for the first days of May: either a "referendum", or whatever it is called. Whatever it is called, whatever they do, it is would be fake and completely illegal"

In the occupied territory of the Kherson region, Russians print ballots, letterheads, brochures, posters and booklets for voting on the creation of a pseudo-republic of KhNR and the recognition of the occupation authorities - the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

The idea of creating the Kherson People's Republic (KhNR) is supported by only 13.3% of Kherson residents, while 75.8% oppose it. Another 11% of respondents found it difficult to answer - a telephone survey of Kherson residents by Active Group, 600 respondents were surveyed from April 15 to April 17

Attempts by the Russian invaders to hold a pseudo-referendum in the Kherson region will fail: Kherson residents do not support the invaders and are actively speaking at rallies for Ukraine. In addition, no country in the world recognizes voting at gunpoint - head of OPORA Olga Aivazovskaya

In the city of Nova Kakhovka, the invaders use the capacities of local printing houses to prepare campaign materials (brochures, booklets, posters, forms) for holding a "referendum" on the creation of the so-called "Kherson People's Republic" - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "According to available information, the Russian occupiers plan to hold a so-called referendum in Tokmak (Zaporizhzhya region) on April 4. In particular, the occupation administration has already notified the local population about this event."

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "To control the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine, the enemy is trying to create military-civilian administrations and has begun preparations for a referendum on the creation of a quasi-state entity in the Kherson region"

The head of the pseudo-republic "LPR" Leonid Pasechnik said that in the near future a referendum on joining Russia could be held on the territory of the "LPR"

CEC regarding the referendum of the occupiers in Kherson: "A referendum on changing the territory of the state can be appointed exclusively by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Holding a referendum during martial law is unacceptable. Therefore, go with your "referendum" after the ship"

Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk: "What is planned to be carried out by the invaders in the Kherson region is not a referendum on its legal nature. Since this, like everything they are trying to do, is a pseudo-, quasi-, ersatz phenomenon that will not correspond to the current legislation, which means it will not entail legal consequences, except for criminal liability for organizers, accomplices and performers"

Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba: According to the methodology of 2014, the Russian Federation is desperately trying to hold a fake "referendum" for a "people's republic" in Kherson. The support among the people is zero, because it is a complete fiction. Kherson is and always will be Ukraine

Prosecutor's office: On the territory of the Kherson region, the invaders are preparing an illegal referendum and the creation of a pseudo-republic "KhNR". To do this, they are trying to persuade and persuade the deputies of the Kherson Regional Council to cooperate with the occupation forces of the Russian Federation

Invaders in Kherson region are calling deputies of the local regional council by phone, offering to cooperate and hold a "referendum" on the creation of the "Kherson People's Republic" - Head of the Kherson Regional Council Serhiy Khlan

Zaporozhye Regional Military Administration Distributes Leaflets Mentioning Referendum and Unification of Russia and Ukraine in Occupied Berdyansk

SBU: A massive representation of the occupiers is being prepared in Kherson. The exhibition will use prisoners brought from Crimea. They will call for a referendum on the creation of a fake "Kherson People's Republic"

Kherson is completely cordoned off by the Russian military - this is reported by the head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Gennady Laguta in Telegram