On the afternoon of the 27th local time, the referendum on the entry into Russia of the four regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson officially ended.
According to the voting results released by the local electoral committee on the evening of the 27th, the voter approval rates for joining the Russian Federation were: Donetsk 99.23%, Luhansk 98.42%, Zaporozhye 93.11%, Kherson 87.05% .
In addition, according to data released by the local election commission, the voter turnout in the four regions of the referendum has exceeded the legal threshold of 50%, and the results of the referendum can be considered valid.
From 8:00 on September 23, Moscow time (13:00 on the 23rd, Beijing time), Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson began to hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The referendum will last until September 23. 27th.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Bin)