Referendum on joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia,

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Voting at the polling station was held for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) – the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak