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Nearly 35% of residents remain in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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Following reports that Russia is about to hold its sham referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia Governor Oleksandr Starukh said that about two-thirds of the region’s residents currently live in Ukrainian-controlled territories, which makes it “improper” to even discuss such referendums, he said.

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