Russia planning 'pseudo' independence referendum in Ukraine's Kherson port: local official
LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - Russian occupying forces are planning to stage a "pseudo" referendum in the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson to create a breakaway region, the deputy head of the local council said on Saturday.
"The creation of the (republic) will turn our region into a hopeless hole without life or a future," Sergey Khlan said in a post on social media.
Russian forces captured Kherson following the start of an invasion on February 24, but pro-Ukraine protesters have taken to the streets in the city to protest the invasion force. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Matthias Williams Editing by Mark Potter)
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