Referendum on annexation of occupied lands is questionable. According to the deputy of the Kherson regional council, adviser to the head of the Kherson OVA Serhiy Khlan, now the date is being hushed up.

“The occupiers are silent about the date of the “referendum”. If earlier they claimed that it would take place on September 11, along with the elections in the Russian Federation, now the date is silent. They understand that the organization of the electoral process is disrupted. They do not have a vertical, collaborators are looking for ways to leave Kherson. Also, the highest officers of the Russian Federation begin to export families en masse. The Russians understand that they will lose Kherson and the right bank of Ukraine in the near future. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are consistently knocking out the rear and field units of the Russian army, thereby bringing the de-occupation of this region closer,” said Sergey Khlan.

Experts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also suggest that the referendum may be postponed due to the uncertain situation for Russians at the front.. However, in their opinion, even without a referendum, the damage caused by the Russian occupation is very serious and will have a negative impact.

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“The political, military, economic and other consequences of a prolonged Russian military occupation of southern and eastern Ukraine will be devastating to the long-term viability of the Ukrainian state.

The performative drama of annexation will not change reality in the place created by the brutal Russian occupation. Forced passportization, "

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Note that this is not the first time the Russians postpone the date of the referendum.. At first it was supposed to be in early May. Later, Kherson collaborator Kirill Stremousov generally assumed that he would be “approximately next year”. Later it was decided to hold it on September 11 - along with local elections in Russia.