At the moment, it is not even clear whether the Russian Federation will hold a so-called “referendum on accession” on this territory.
The Kremlin probably perceives the fact British intelligence analysts believe that the Russian military has not yet occupied the entire Donetsk region, a failure for its maximalist goals in Ukraine.
Thus, on August 11, the Russian mass media quoted the head of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” Denys Pushylin, who stated that the date of the pseudo-referendum on the inclusion of the so-called “DPR” into Russia will be announced after “complete liberation” republic”
At the same time, back in June, investigative journalists published evidence of a planning strategy for holding such a referendum on the territory of the occupied Donetsk region and securing at least 70% of votes for joining Russia.
“It is likely that Russia is at an advanced stage of planning a referendum, although it is not yet clear whether a final decision has been made to hold a vote,” the British Ministry of Defense noted.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 15 August 2022
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We note that this is not the first time that the Russians have moved the date of the referendum. Originallyit was supposed to be at the beginning of May. Later, the Kherson collaboratorKyrylo Stremousov generally assumed that he would be “around next year”. Later, it was decided to hold it on September 11 – together with local elections in Russia.
In general, Russia is interested in holding “referendums” on the annexation of captured territories of Ukraine as soon as possible. The first deputy head of the AP of the Russian Federation Serhiy Kiriyenko supervises the preparation. Special attention is paid to Donbas, the captured territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
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Ukraine urged the world not to recognize the results of the “referendums”, andthe USA warned Russia about harsh consequences in case of attempted annexation of Ukrainian territories.
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