Brief election news
key electoral events
1523 days back
Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andriy Turchak: "Referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be held before the end of the year
1524 days back
Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky: Another postponement of the show "referendum" in Kherson is associated with the active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total lack of support from the population, fear of the risks of losing territories after the pseudo-referendum
1525 days back
95% for Ukraine: The Russian occupiers have launched an internet poll on the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region regarding the region's accession to the Russian Federation. However, it seems that the results did not live up to their expectations, so the site was shut down
1525 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: "We're seeing signs that Russia is still going to hold quasi-referenda as early as this month. It's their way of getting some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they've either achieved or want to achieve."
1526 days back
Vice Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk: For our citizens who will take part in pseudo-referendums, this is an article of the Criminal Code. Therefore, I urge everyone who can to evacuate, and if it so happened that people are forced to stay, do not participate in any "referendums"
1529 days back
Documents obtained by The Insider indicate that the Kremlin has already made a decision on the annexation of all occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, and everything should be ready for a “referendum” in September, although a specific date has not yet been approved.
1529 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yury Sobolevsky: Moscow's demands to the Kherson occupation authorities to continue preparations for holding a "referendum" cause the latter to become discouraged, turning into panic - there is no support from the population, they cannot form commissions, and then there is the Armed Forces of Ukraine
1530 days back
RosSMI: A petition to hold a "nationwide referendum" on the territory of Volchansk and Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was signed by 477 residents. The "Military Administration" decided to support the petition and set the date for the referendum to be held at 10:00 on Thursday, October 20, 2022
1530 days back
The head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoylenko: "Analyzing the events that are taking place today, at least in the Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, I can say with almost 100% certainty that there will be no "referendum" on September 11"
1532 days back
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “The aggressor country wanted to capture Kyiv in three days, and Donbass by May 9, then at least until September. None of these plans worked. Neither will attempts to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referenda "
1532 days back
On August 29, in the occupied Volchansk, Kharkiv region, the collection of signatures began for a petition to hold a general "referendum" in the city and part of the district in October this year. This was reported in the so-called "provisional administration of the Volchansky district."
1532 days back
Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The invaders do not want to hold a pseudo-referendum on September 11 in the Zaporozhye region, but want to hold it as part of a sociological survey from September 11 to 17, and then sum up and falsify the results"
1532 days back
Collaborator Volodymyr Rogov: The readiness of polling stations for holding a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region ranges from 95% to 98%. Repair work is already being completed on the territory of the polling stations, and the security of the "voting" has been ensured.
1533 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: Russia can join the "LPR" and "DPR" only if the "republics" themselves hold the appropriate "referenda". Let's see their result.
1534 days back
Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Russian occupation authorities are unlikely to successfully hold sham referendums on the annexation of the captured territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation on September 11 due to ongoing friction in the occupation administrations and ongoing guerrilla attacks
1534 days back
Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadym Skibitsky: Russian invaders have completed 90% of preparations for pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Voting dates may vary. With a high degree of probability, this will happen on September 11
1536 days back
"Referendums" in the DPR, LPR and other occupied territories of Ukraine, most likely, will not be combined with a single voting day in the Russian Federation on September 11, since "the Russian Federation did not occupy the entire territory of the DPR," Vedomosti reports, citing 5 sources close to the Putin administration
1536 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: The White House has information that Russia may hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions within the next few days
1536 days back
Dear friends, we congratulate everyone on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine! Today, our country has faced a difficult test, but we firmly believe in our Victory and are convinced that by joint efforts we will restore Ukraine!
Sincerely, the Ukraine Elections team.
1538 days back
Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council Serhiy Khlan: Recently, the occupiers have begun to keep silent about the date of the pseudo-referendum, because they failed to prepare for it thanks to the people of Kherson, who are destroying the plans of the occupiers. Now the invaders want to hold a "referendum" together with the Donetsk region
1542 days back
Director of the sociological group "Rating" Oleksiy Antipovich: During the war, up to 80% of Ukrainians support the actions of the authorities. However, in the very first elections, the situation will change, because in peacetime, the demands of voters will be completely different.
1542 days back
According to Meduza sources, Putin's administration is already working on postponing the "referendum" to the winter. The Kremlin hopes that by December-January, Russian troops will still be able to capture the Donetsk region - and not lose control over the already occupied territories
1547 days back
Senior White House official: Our intelligence sees confirmation that Russia is planning an accession referendum in Kherson, Zaporozhye and the so-called LDNR. The US does not recognize such a referendum. We will respond quickly and firmly
1548 days back
Poll Rating commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI): 72% of Ukrainians are ready to vote in a referendum for Ukraine's accession to NATO, 7% - against, 15% - will not take part in the referendum. 80% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU
1548 days back
Info Sapiens poll among residents of the occupied territories: 82% of respondents will not go to the "referendum" organized by the Russian Federation. Only 9% are going to vote in such a pseudo-referendum. Only 6.8% of respondents are in favor of joining their region to the Russian Federation
1550 days back
Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Kremlin's Change of Plans Shows Occupation Forces Likely to Change Date of Annexation Referendums in Occupied Ukraine
1550 days back
If Vladimir Zelensky does not run for a second term, Oleksiy Arestovich will run for the presidency of Ukraine. Arestovich stated this in an interview with Dmitry Gordon
1550 days back
A "referendum" on the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation is possible only after reaching the borders of the Donetsk region. This statement was made by the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, Russian media reported. Looks like there won't be a "referendum" in September
1523 days back
Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andriy Turchak: "Referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be held before the end of the year
1524 days back
Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky: Another postponement of the show "referendum" in Kherson is associated with the active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total lack of support from the population, fear of the risks of losing territories after the pseudo-referendum
1525 days back
95% for Ukraine: The Russian occupiers have launched an internet poll on the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region regarding the region's accession to the Russian Federation. However, it seems that the results did not live up to their expectations, so the site was shut down
1525 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: "We're seeing signs that Russia is still going to hold quasi-referenda as early as this month. It's their way of getting some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they've either achieved or want to achieve."
1526 days back
Vice Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk: For our citizens who will take part in pseudo-referendums, this is an article of the Criminal Code. Therefore, I urge everyone who can to evacuate, and if it so happened that people are forced to stay, do not participate in any "referendums"
1529 days back
Documents obtained by The Insider indicate that the Kremlin has already made a decision on the annexation of all occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, and everything should be ready for a “referendum” in September, although a specific date has not yet been approved.
1529 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yury Sobolevsky: Moscow's demands to the Kherson occupation authorities to continue preparations for holding a "referendum" cause the latter to become discouraged, turning into panic - there is no support from the population, they cannot form commissions, and then there is the Armed Forces of Ukraine
1530 days back
RosSMI: A petition to hold a "nationwide referendum" on the territory of Volchansk and Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was signed by 477 residents. The "Military Administration" decided to support the petition and set the date for the referendum to be held at 10:00 on Thursday, October 20, 2022
1530 days back
The head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoylenko: "Analyzing the events that are taking place today, at least in the Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, I can say with almost 100% certainty that there will be no "referendum" on September 11"
1532 days back
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “The aggressor country wanted to capture Kyiv in three days, and Donbass by May 9, then at least until September. None of these plans worked. Neither will attempts to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referenda "
1532 days back
On August 29, in the occupied Volchansk, Kharkiv region, the collection of signatures began for a petition to hold a general "referendum" in the city and part of the district in October this year. This was reported in the so-called "provisional administration of the Volchansky district."
1532 days back
Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The invaders do not want to hold a pseudo-referendum on September 11 in the Zaporozhye region, but want to hold it as part of a sociological survey from September 11 to 17, and then sum up and falsify the results"
1532 days back
Collaborator Volodymyr Rogov: The readiness of polling stations for holding a "referendum" in the Zaporozhye region ranges from 95% to 98%. Repair work is already being completed on the territory of the polling stations, and the security of the "voting" has been ensured.
1533 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: Russia can join the "LPR" and "DPR" only if the "republics" themselves hold the appropriate "referenda". Let's see their result.
1534 days back
Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Russian occupation authorities are unlikely to successfully hold sham referendums on the annexation of the captured territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation on September 11 due to ongoing friction in the occupation administrations and ongoing guerrilla attacks
1534 days back
Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadym Skibitsky: Russian invaders have completed 90% of preparations for pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Voting dates may vary. With a high degree of probability, this will happen on September 11
1536 days back
"Referendums" in the DPR, LPR and other occupied territories of Ukraine, most likely, will not be combined with a single voting day in the Russian Federation on September 11, since "the Russian Federation did not occupy the entire territory of the DPR," Vedomosti reports, citing 5 sources close to the Putin administration
1536 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: The White House has information that Russia may hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions within the next few days
1536 days back
Dear friends, we congratulate everyone on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine! Today, our country has faced a difficult test, but we firmly believe in our Victory and are convinced that by joint efforts we will restore Ukraine!
Sincerely, the Ukraine Elections team.
1538 days back
Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council Serhiy Khlan: Recently, the occupiers have begun to keep silent about the date of the pseudo-referendum, because they failed to prepare for it thanks to the people of Kherson, who are destroying the plans of the occupiers. Now the invaders want to hold a "referendum" together with the Donetsk region
1542 days back
Director of the sociological group "Rating" Oleksiy Antipovich: During the war, up to 80% of Ukrainians support the actions of the authorities. However, in the very first elections, the situation will change, because in peacetime, the demands of voters will be completely different.
1542 days back
According to Meduza sources, Putin's administration is already working on postponing the "referendum" to the winter. The Kremlin hopes that by December-January, Russian troops will still be able to capture the Donetsk region - and not lose control over the already occupied territories
1547 days back
Senior White House official: Our intelligence sees confirmation that Russia is planning an accession referendum in Kherson, Zaporozhye and the so-called LDNR. The US does not recognize such a referendum. We will respond quickly and firmly
1548 days back
Poll Rating commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI): 72% of Ukrainians are ready to vote in a referendum for Ukraine's accession to NATO, 7% - against, 15% - will not take part in the referendum. 80% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the EU
1548 days back
Info Sapiens poll among residents of the occupied territories: 82% of respondents will not go to the "referendum" organized by the Russian Federation. Only 9% are going to vote in such a pseudo-referendum. Only 6.8% of respondents are in favor of joining their region to the Russian Federation
1550 days back
Institute for the Study of War (ISW): Kremlin's Change of Plans Shows Occupation Forces Likely to Change Date of Annexation Referendums in Occupied Ukraine
1550 days back
If Vladimir Zelensky does not run for a second term, Oleksiy Arestovich will run for the presidency of Ukraine. Arestovich stated this in an interview with Dmitry Gordon
1550 days back
A "referendum" on the entry of the LPR into the Russian Federation is possible only after reaching the borders of the Donetsk region. This statement was made by the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, Russian media reported. Looks like there won't be a "referendum" in September
