Ukraine referendums claim to show pro-Russia result

The results of referendums being held in two of the four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine are pointing towards support for annexation - perhaps not surprisingly, given that armed officials went door-to-door collecting votes. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the referendums are nothing more than an attempt to steal the territory of another state and erase the norms of international law.

Referendum votes are counted in Donetsk region Source: AAP / Kommersant Photo Agency/Sipa USA