“Ukraine has demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the fictitious referendums held by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine,” he wrote on Twitter.
In August 2021, Zelensky declared that Donbass "will never be Russian territory" and recommended that Donbass "find a place for themselves in Russia."
On September 23, in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the liberated territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, referendums began on the issue of joining Russia.
The procedure for expressing will will last until September 27 inclusive.
As of September 24, the turnout in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic was 55.05%, in the Luhansk People's Republic - 45.86%.
In the Zaporozhye region, 35.54% voted, in the Kherson region - 31.79%.