In Mariupol, temporarily occupied by Russian invaders, the majority of citizens do not plan to participate in a fake “referendum”. It is reported by the GUR of the Ministry of Defense.

Also, according to intelligence, in the city, a few groups of local collaborators (mostly consisting of 2-3 women) continue to conduct a population census. Thus, the invaders are trying to establish the real number of people left in Mariupol.

Collaborators visit all apartments and private premises, and during the “census” they demand to provide personal documents with registration (registration).

In addition, they are trying to find out the location of the closest relatives of the townspeople.. Officially, the invaders say they are locating people in order to provide them with electricity and gas..

At the same time, according to intelligence, in unofficial conversations, the occupiers admit that the majority of the population surveyed in Mariupol refuses to participate in the fake "

According to the estimates of the invaders, only about 5-7% of the respondents expressed their readiness to come to the “polling stations” and “vote”. The GUR notes that mainly people aged 45-70 remained in Mariupol. The collaborators themselves also admit that the townspeople are embittered both towards Russia and the representatives of the fake “occupation administrations”.

At the same time, the collaborators state that although the census of the population and potential “voters” is still ongoing, the decision on the fake “referendum”, as well as the date of its holding in the Russian Federation, have not been finally determined..

“It is unlikely that it will really take place, as it was announced, on September 11. On the contrary, the occupation authorities of Mariupol are trying not to raise the topic of the “referendum” and are focusing on PR campaigns to promote the results of work on “providing the population with social assistance, food and preparation for the winter period,” the GUR reports..

Also, according to intelligence, from September 1, the invaders will stop issuing the so-called " One of the reasons for the decrease in "

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The United States has information that Russia is preparing to hold fictitious referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine. This could happen within a few days before the end of this week..

Potential regions where referendums can be held are Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Lugansk regions. US expects Russia to manipulate "

At the same time, according to US intelligence agencies, Russian officials are concerned about the low turnout in future "