Donetsk Region's Voting Turnout Highest Where Military Controlled Polls

In eastern Ukraine, most polling stations were closed amid threats and intimidation from pro-Russian separatists, but stations did open in some areas.   Despite threats and intimidation from pro-Russian separatists, Sunday's vote did go ahead in areas of the Donetsk region that are broadly under government control. In Krasnoarmeysk, which was being guarded by Ukrainian military and militia units, several polling stations were open, although by midday only 10 percent of voters...

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