A Ukrainian citizen in the recently retaken eastern town of Izium said she opposed the referendums in Russian-occupied regions in south-east Ukraine, while the humanitarian situation in the town remained dire
Fourth day of voting in referendums on joining RussiaMoscow warned not to cross nuclear line after Russian threatsKYIV, Sept 26 - Voting in referendums in Ukraine aimed at annexing territory to Russia enters a fourth day on Monday, after the United States warned of "catastrophic consequences" if Moscow used nuclear weapons to protect any annexed regions.
"Representatives of the occupation forces are going from apartment to apartment with ballot boxes. This is a secret ballot, right?" Asked if Russia would have grounds for using nuclear weapons to defend annexed regions, Lavrov said Russian territory, including that "further enshrined" in Russia's constitution in the future, was under the "full protection of the state".told CNN, "We should not be listening to his sabre-rattling and his bogus threats.
More than 40 settlements in all were affected by enemy fire, mostly in southern and southeast Ukraine.
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