“We are going through the stages of holding a referendum in such a way that all our questions and voting results coincide with Russian law,” he told RIA Novosti.

According to him, they intend to hold a referendum in the region in accordance with the Russian federal constitutional law No. 6 (“On the admission of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the formation of new subjects in the Russian Federation - the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol”).

“We are waiting for Russia to take us home,” Rogov concluded.

On August 8, the head of the Zaporozhye region, Evgeny Balitsky, signed an order to hold a referendum on the reunification of the region with Russia.