Pro-Russia activists in the seized building of Donetsk Oblast Council have set the date for referendum. There is information that it will be held before May 11th.
The activists have read into microphone Declaration of Donetsk People`s Republic and to the strains of Russian anthem took down from the pole by Donetsk Oblast Council Donetsk Oblast flag and raised Donetsk Republic flag instead.
There is only one referendum question: Do you support the creation of Donetsk People’s Republic? According to the activists, the referendum has been coordinated with Lugansk and Kharkiv.
”If they do not let us hold the referendum we will ask Russia to bring troops” – the separatists say.”