Pseudo-referendums in occupied territories
Pseudo-referendums are illegitimate votes organized by Russian occupation authorities on captured territories of Ukraine with the aim of their annexation to Russia. The largest-scale pseudo-referendums were conducted on September 23-27, 2022 in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions during the full-scale Russian invasion. These measures have no international legitimacy and are considered a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. Materials on pseudo-referendums cover both the organization of these illegal processes and legal prosecution of individuals involved in their conduct and campaigning.
03 August 2026
The cases of five organizers of the Russian pseudo-referendum have been referred to court15 July 2026
The organizer of the election commission for the pseudo-referendum in the Kherson region has been sentenced19 May 2026
Former head of occupation village council in Kherson region sentenced to 12 years in prison26 March 2026
Pseudo-elections in Kherson region: the head of the CEC of the Russian Federation will be tried in Ukraine20 October 2025
Kindergarten teacher in Kherson region jailed for campaigning01 July 2025
Konstantinov's collaborator is offended by the UN for "ignoring" the Crimean pseudo-referendum28 June 2025
Calling to vote "correctly" during the occupation: Kherson resident sentenced to 10 years in prison11 February 2025
Kherson Woman Charged with Collaborating in Illegal Referendum22 January 2025
Court punishes organizer of pseudo-referendum in Chornobaivka13 January 2025
Three Kherson residents who helped Russians hold pseudo-referendum to be tried in Ukraine16 December 2024
Family business: a couple from Kherson region helped Russians to hold a pseudo-referendum13 December 2024
Court of Appeal upholds conviction of Kherson resident for holding pseudo-referendum10 December 2024
Kherson collaborator goes on trial06 December 2024
Residents of Kherson region were sentenced to 10 years in prison for helping Russians hold a pseudo-referendum25 October 2024
Occupants' assistant from Kherson is in custody03 October 2024
Another assistant of the occupiers found in Kherson region20 September 2024
Kherson resident headed election commission for pseudo-referendum18 September 2024
Two residents of Kherson region helped the occupiers achieve their goals in the region16 September 2024
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