Brief election news
key electoral events
1358 days back
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.
1359 days back
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.
1359 days back
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
1360 days back
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
1361 days back
"Referendums" in the DPR, LPR and other occupied territories of Ukraine, most likely, will not be combined with a single voting day in the Russian Federation on September 11, since "the Russian Federation did not occupy the entire territory of the DPR," Vedomosti reports, citing 5 sources close to the Putin administration
1361 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: The White House has information that Russia may hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions within the next few days
1362 days back
Dear friends, we congratulate everyone on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine! Today, our country has faced a difficult test, but we firmly believe in our Victory and are convinced that by joint efforts we will restore Ukraine!
Sincerely, the Ukraine Elections team.
1364 days back
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
1367 days back
Director of the sociological group "Rating" Oleksiy Antipovich: During the war, up to 80% of Ukrainians support the actions of the authorities. However, in the very first elections, the situation will change, because in peacetime, the demands of voters will be completely different.
1368 days back
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
1373 days back
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
1373 days back
Poll Rating commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI): 72% of Ukrainians are ready to vote in a referendum for Ukraine's accession to NATO, 7% - against, 15% - will not take part in the referendum. 80% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU
1373 days back
Info Sapiens poll among residents of the occupied territories: 82% of respondents will not go to the "referendum" organized by the Russian Federation. Only 9% are going to vote in such a pseudo-referendum. Only 6.8% of respondents are in favor of joining their region to the Russian Federation
1375 days back
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
1375 days back
If Vladimir Zelensky does not run for a second term, Oleksiy Arestovich will run for the presidency of Ukraine. Arestovich stated this in an interview with Dmitry Gordon
1375 days back
A "referendum" on the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation is possible only after reaching the borders of the Donetsk region. This statement was made by the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, Russian media reported. Looks like there won't be a "referendum" in September
1376 days back
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
1376 days back
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"
1377 days back
Advisor to the head of the presidential office Mikhail Podolyak in an interview with BBC: During martial law, elections in Ukraine cannot be held, so technically it turns out that the war will end under the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky
1378 days back
Gauleiter of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky signed an order to hold a "referendum" on the "reunification of the region with Russia." The document was signed within the framework of the forum "We are together with Russia", which is taking place in the occupied Melitopol - RIA Novosti
1378 days back
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
1378 days back
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is not going to hold "referendums" in the occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson region, but the local population. At the same time, from the point of view of the Kremlin, there are no prerequisites for negotiations with Ukraine.
1378 days back
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.
1378 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: "We will not give up anything of ours, and if the occupiers follow the path of these pseudo-referendums, then for themselves they will close any possibility of negotiations with Ukraine and the free world, which the Russian side will definitely need at some point"
1379 days back
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"
1380 days back
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
1381 days back
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
1382 days back
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
1382 days back
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
1358 days back
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.
1359 days back
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.
1359 days back
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
1360 days back
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
1361 days back
"Referendums" in the DPR, LPR and other occupied territories of Ukraine, most likely, will not be combined with a single voting day in the Russian Federation on September 11, since "the Russian Federation did not occupy the entire territory of the DPR," Vedomosti reports, citing 5 sources close to the Putin administration
1361 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: The White House has information that Russia may hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions within the next few days
1362 days back
Dear friends, we congratulate everyone on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine! Today, our country has faced a difficult test, but we firmly believe in our Victory and are convinced that by joint efforts we will restore Ukraine!
Sincerely, the Ukraine Elections team.
1364 days back
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
1367 days back
Director of the sociological group "Rating" Oleksiy Antipovich: During the war, up to 80% of Ukrainians support the actions of the authorities. However, in the very first elections, the situation will change, because in peacetime, the demands of voters will be completely different.
1368 days back
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
1373 days back
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
1373 days back
Poll Rating commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI): 72% of Ukrainians are ready to vote in a referendum for Ukraine's accession to NATO, 7% - against, 15% - will not take part in the referendum. 80% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU
1373 days back
Info Sapiens poll among residents of the occupied territories: 82% of respondents will not go to the "referendum" organized by the Russian Federation. Only 9% are going to vote in such a pseudo-referendum. Only 6.8% of respondents are in favor of joining their region to the Russian Federation
1375 days back
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
1375 days back
If Vladimir Zelensky does not run for a second term, Oleksiy Arestovich will run for the presidency of Ukraine. Arestovich stated this in an interview with Dmitry Gordon
1375 days back
A "referendum" on the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation is possible only after reaching the borders of the Donetsk region. This statement was made by the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, Russian media reported. Looks like there won't be a "referendum" in September
1376 days back
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
1376 days back
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"
1377 days back
Advisor to the head of the presidential office Mikhail Podolyak in an interview with BBC: During martial law, elections in Ukraine cannot be held, so technically it turns out that the war will end under the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky
1378 days back
Gauleiter of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky signed an order to hold a "referendum" on the "reunification of the region with Russia." The document was signed within the framework of the forum "We are together with Russia", which is taking place in the occupied Melitopol - RIA Novosti
1378 days back
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
1378 days back
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is not going to hold "referendums" in the occupied territories of Zaporozhye and Kherson region, but the local population. At the same time, from the point of view of the Kremlin, there are no prerequisites for negotiations with Ukraine.
1378 days back
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.
1378 days back
Volodymyr Zelensky: "We will not give up anything of ours, and if the occupiers follow the path of these pseudo-referendums, then for themselves they will close any possibility of negotiations with Ukraine and the free world, which the Russian side will definitely need at some point"
1379 days back
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"
1380 days back
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
1381 days back
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
1382 days back
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
1382 days back
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
