Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine holds vote on joining Russia

People walk past banners informing about a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in the Russian-controlled city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine September 26, 2022. Banners read: “Choose. 23-27 September 2022” (L) and “Future. 23-27 September 2022”. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko