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Residents of Donetsk and Mariupol in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) voted in Russia's presidential election on Friday.
Footage features voters casting their ballots, as well as foreign observers monitoring the election process.
"Of course, it is a great joy that for the first time we can elect a president of the Russian Federation. People are coming, a lot of people. There are queues of people who want to vote. Everyone wants to vote for the candidate they want to vote for. We are in a good mood, we are very happy that we can take part in such a great event," said a member of the electoral commission.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
On September 30, 2022, President Vladimir Putin agreed to sign documents allowing the accession of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
'For the first time we can elect a president of the Russian Federation' - Residents of Donetsk and Mariupol vote in Russian presidential election
Residents of Donetsk and Mariupol in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) voted in Russia's presidential election on Friday.
Footage features voters casting their ballots, as well as foreign observers monitoring the election process.
"Of course, it is a great joy that for the first time we can elect a president of the Russian Federation. People are coming, a lot of people. There are queues of people who want to vote. Everyone wants to vote for the candidate they want to vote for. We are in a good mood, we are very happy that we can take part in such a great event," said a member of the electoral commission.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
On September 30, 2022, President Vladimir Putin agreed to sign documents allowing the accession of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
Music in source can be subject to copyright
Residents of Donetsk and Mariupol in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) voted in Russia's presidential election on Friday.
Footage features voters casting their ballots, as well as foreign observers monitoring the election process.
"Of course, it is a great joy that for the first time we can elect a president of the Russian Federation. People are coming, a lot of people. There are queues of people who want to vote. Everyone wants to vote for the candidate they want to vote for. We are in a good mood, we are very happy that we can take part in such a great event," said a member of the electoral commission.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
On September 30, 2022, President Vladimir Putin agreed to sign documents allowing the accession of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, to the Russian Federation.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.