Voting began on Nov. 2 in two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as pro-Russia separatists hold controversial elections for new leaders - a move that threatens to deepen the international crisis over the conflict.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Al Jazeera America: Ukraine’s rebel-held regions hold elections
Elections were held in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, areas held by pro-Russia rebels and declared independent of Ukraine earlier this year.
