According to preliminary results released by Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts overwhelmingly vote in favour of annexation, with 97–98% support throughout the regions. The voting is widely dismissed as a sham referendum.
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/XEDHYCRZVRLELOE4PW474VICLU.jpg "Over 96% said to favour joining Russia in first vote results from occupied Ukraine regions © Reuters")