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The UK ministry of defense in its intelligence reported that Russian media reported that Denis Pushilin, head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), had said that the date of a referendum on the DPR joining Russia will be announced after the DPR’s ‘complete liberation.
“Previously, in June 2022, investigative journalists published evidence of a DPR planning strategy for running such a referendum and for ensuring that at least 70 percent of votes were in favor of joining Russia,” the ministry said in its report.
Although it is unclear if the ultimate decision to hold a referendum has yet been made, Russia is likely in the advanced planning phases to hold a referendum.
“The Kremlin will likely see the military’s failure to occupy the entirety of Donetsk Oblast thus far as a setback for its maximalist objectives in Ukraine,” MoD said in a tweet.
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