Four regions of Ukraine have voted to leave Ukraine and join the Russian Federation
The Donetsk Peoples Republic, Lugansk Peoples Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye have voted in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. The voting was held from September 23 - 27, 2022. International observers were there, and other than several bombings conducted by Ukraine to disrupt the voting, it went smoothly and had enormous turnout.
Lugansk recorded 98.42% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Donetsk recorded 99.3% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Zaporozhye recorded 93.11% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Kherson recorded 87.05% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Background info:
Eastern Ukraine has remained culturally Russian and is predominantly Russian speaking since the split from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Below map shows that the Russian language dominates completely in eastern Ukraine where Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye lie.
Lugansk recorded 98.42% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Donetsk recorded 99.3% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Zaporozhye recorded 93.11% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Kherson recorded 87.05% in favor of leaving Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.
Background info:
Eastern Ukraine has remained culturally Russian and is predominantly Russian speaking since the split from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Below map shows that the Russian language dominates completely in eastern Ukraine where Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye lie.
Map below shows the various regions of Ukraine. The four eastern regions, which border with Russia, have voted to leave Ukraine.
Since 2014, the Russian speaking regions of Ukraine have been under constant attack. Massacres have taken place and the people have suffered greatly.
In 2014, local armed men seized Crimea and raised the Russian flag. Moscow officially annexed Crimea after a referendum showed that an overwhelming majority of Crimeans wanted to join the Russian Federation.
Also in 2014, pro-Russian separatists in Donbass declared independence. Unrest in Donbass has never fully ceased.
The two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk broke away from Kyiv's control in 2014. More than 14,000 people have since been killed in fighting between Ukraine's army and the separatists there.
Since 2014, the Russian speaking regions of Ukraine have been under constant attack. Massacres have taken place and the people have suffered greatly.
In 2014, local armed men seized Crimea and raised the Russian flag. Moscow officially annexed Crimea after a referendum showed that an overwhelming majority of Crimeans wanted to join the Russian Federation.
Also in 2014, pro-Russian separatists in Donbass declared independence. Unrest in Donbass has never fully ceased.
The two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk broke away from Kyiv's control in 2014. More than 14,000 people have since been killed in fighting between Ukraine's army and the separatists there.
Map below: Ukraine was once a part of the Soviet Union until the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The red line depicts the border of the Soviet Union before the breakup.
