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Official: Russian forces may postpone sham ‘referendum’ in temporarily occupied parts of Kherson Oblast

by The Kyiv Independent news desk August 18, 2022 4:39 AM 1 min read
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According to Yurii Sobolevskyi, deputy head of Kherson Oblast Council, Russian forces have expressed wanting to hold the sham “referendum” in Kherson Oblast at the same time as in Donetsk Oblast past Sept. 11. Sobolevskyi said this is an indication that Russian forces lack local public support.

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