
Russian-installed officials in a region of Ukraine partly under Moscow's control are aiming to stage a referendum on joining Russia in September, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a local official.
A member of the civil-military administration in occupied Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine said on Thursday an accession vote would be staged in early autumn. "The estimated date is in the first half of September," RIA Novosti quoted Vladimir Rogov as saying.