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As Russia mobilises hundreds of thousands of conscripts to bolster its war-effort in Ukraine, those in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are voting on referendums to become part of Russia.


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As Russia mobilises hundreds of thousands of conscripts to bolster its war-effort in Ukraine, those in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are voting on referendums to become part of Russia.



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