A group of armed Kremlin-backed rebels in possession of a 100,000 ballots already marked with a ‘yes’ vote for the May 11 referendum in Donetsk Oblast were captured and the ballots seized during the Ukrainian government’s anti-terrorist operation near the rebel-occupied city of Sloviansk on May 10.
In
addition, a Kalashnikov rifle, Makarov pistol, plus ammunition were seized, Obezrevatel
reported. Earlier, Ukrainska Pravada
reported that the separatists had seized 80 schools in Donetsk city to carry out
their referendum.
Local news website Novosti Donbassa reported that at polling stations in some Donetsk schools voting had already begun.
