Workers hang Russian flags at an apartment building in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
People walk past a billboard displaying a soldier and a Russian flag and reading 'We believe in our army and our victory' in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
Members of an election commission count ballots after voting during a referendum at a polling station in Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk People's Republic, controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
A man walks past a graffiti depicting children with Russian flags in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
Russian flags are displayed at the Pedagogical University in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
A voter is reflected in a ballot box at a polling station during a referendum in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine.
A man casts his ballot at a polling station during a referendum in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, southern Ukraine.
An elderly woman smiles as she speaking to journalists before voting at a polling station in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, Ukraine.
A woman smiles as she votes with her children at a polling station in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, Ukraine.
A man casts his ballot during a referendum in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine.
