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Media: Kremlin preparing to hold referendums in occupied Donbas by August
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July 5, 2022 1:12 pm
Sources allegedly told Russian media outlet Kommersant that the Kremlin gave the order to recruit and prepare people in occupied territories of Donbas, the region comprising Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, to hold referendums by August.
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