A man walks through the ruins of a building destroyed by shelling in Kadiivka, Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Photo: Reuters
Russia sets date to annex occupied Ukraine regions amid battlefield setbacks
- Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces will hold their votes on joining Russia from September 23-27
- Former president Medvedev said the referendums, denounced as illegal by the West, would change the geopolitical landscape in Moscow’s favour forever
A man walks through the ruins of a building destroyed by shelling in Kadiivka, Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Photo: Reuters
