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The parliaments of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic voted unanimously to hold a referendum on joining Russia, TASS reported. 

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"The law on holding a referendum in the Luhansk People's Republic was unanimously adopted by the deputies of the People's Council of the LPR," wrote Viktor Vodolatsky, deputy chairman of the State Duma's committee on issues related to the CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots. 

According to Reuters, the referendum will be held in the period from September 23 to 27.

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Voting in the referendum will be mixed - in-person and remotely, taking into account security threats, said DPR leader Denis Pushilin.

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