Anger at a Kyiv backed counter-terrorism operation has pushed many in eastern Ukraine into voting “yes” to an uncertain future in a rebel organized referendum. Transparent ballot boxes were slowly filling with “yes” votes as voters in pro-Russia rebel-controlled regions of Ukraine’s east headed to the polls to decide the future of the region.
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Vice News: Eastern Ukrainians vote for a new uncertain future in rebel organized referendum

Pro-Russian rebels held referendum in eastern Ukraine, many people voted \"yes\" for a new uncertain future.