It appears that the dissatisfaction of many Crimeans with life under Russian occupation is becoming more vocal. On the fifth anniversary of the “referendum,” which Russia held on 16 March 2014 to legitimize its occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula, the Crimean city of Yalta was plastered with leaflets criticizing life in Russia and calling to “withdraw” signatures in the sham referendum of 2014.
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Alya Shandra: Crimeans ‘withdraw’ their referendum vote
People cast their vote at a polling station on March 16, 2014 in Simferopol, Crimea.
