“We are now preparing a regulatory framework for the referendum, it will contain answers to all questions,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Stremousov added that the referendum will be held in accordance with all political and legal norms.

As previously reported, referendums on joining Russia Zaporozhye and Kherson regions can be held on the same day.

The date of the referendum on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic to Russia will be determined after the complete liberation of the DPR.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov previously stressed that the residents themselves want to hold referendums in the liberated territories of Ukraine.