Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

Election

Process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office

An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.

2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine

In late September 2022, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian-installed officials in Ukraine staged so-called referendums on the annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine by Russia. They were widely described as sham referendums by commentators and…

Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

2022 annexation of areas in Ukraine

On 30 September 2022, Russia, amid an ongoing invasion of Ukraine, unilaterally declared its annexation of areas in and around four Ukrainian oblasts—Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Most of Luhansk Oblast and part of Donetsk Oblast had been controlled by pro-Russian…

September 23

Day of the year

September 23 is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 99 days remain until the end of the year.