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Some polling stations in Donetsk and Luhansk are going to be kept open until 10 p.m. local time, according to separatist officials.
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From RFE/RL's Central Newsroom, reports of an offensive by Ukrainian forces in Krasnoarmiysk are confirmed:
Ukrainian security forces entered the town of Krasnoarmiysk in the Donetsk region and took control of the police department and local council building and seized ballots and voter lists at the polling stations.
Ukrainian security forces entered the town of Krasnoarmiysk in the Donetsk region and took control of the police department and local council building and seized ballots and voter lists at the polling stations.
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French President Francois Hollande, on a visit to Azerbaijan, has condemned the Ukraine referendums as "null and void."
16:24
11.5.2014
The acting head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Serhiy Pashynsky, spoke to journalists on May 11 about an offensive against pro-Russian separatists in the east:
"Currently, the antiterrorist operations in Krasny Lyman, Slovyansk, and Kramatorsk are in their final stage. Eight operational groups have destroyed separatist bases and checkpoints. It was in response to plans by separatists and terrorists to carry out active operations tonight. At the moment, thank God, there are no fatal casualties among our soldiers."
"Currently, the antiterrorist operations in Krasny Lyman, Slovyansk, and Kramatorsk are in their final stage. Eight operational groups have destroyed separatist bases and checkpoints. It was in response to plans by separatists and terrorists to carry out active operations tonight. At the moment, thank God, there are no fatal casualties among our soldiers."