Reports: 100,000 ‘yes’ ballots for referendum intercepted in Sloviansk

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.