On May 11, a referendum was finally held by the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine on whether to declare independence. Polling stations were set up all over the city. With no independent monitors present, the DPR used locals to ensure that the vote was free and fair — a provision that hardly inspired confidence. VICE News correspondent Henry Langston visited Donetsk to witness the ballot and ask people what they were voting for, but he and his crew quickly ran afoul of masked gunmen who were patrolling the station.
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Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin is greeted with a hug and a kiss by a woman outside the Donetsk regional government building on May 11 as his armed rebel bodyguards stand nearby.
