A local councillor says Russian forces plan to stage an independence referendum in Kherson.
Russian occupying forces are planning to stage a "pseudo" referendum in the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson to create a breakaway region, the deputy head of the local council says.
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"The creation of the (republic) will turn our region into a hopeless hole without life or a future," Sergey Khlan said in a post on social media.
Russian forces captured Kherson following the start of an invasion on February 24 but pro-Ukraine protesters have taken to the streets in the city to protest the invasion force.
Australian Associated Press
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