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US President Joe Biden dismissed referendums in Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as a "sham" on Friday, warning Russia there will be "swift and severe" costs if Moscow uses them to annex more regions of Ukraine. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
3:10pm: Videos circulating showing ballot boxes being taken home by armed men in the Luhansk region
Serhiy Haidai, the Luhansk regional governor, has described the so-called referendums happening in the Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as "an opinion poll conducted at gunpoint". FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
1:34pm: Russia replaces top general in charge of logistics amid mobilisation
Russia announced on Saturday it replaced its highest ranking general in charge of logistics as its military operation in Ukraine runs into widespread logistical problems. "Army General Dmitry Bulgakov has been relieved of the post of deputy minister of defence" and will be replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, the Russian defence ministry said on Telegram.
11:40am: Russian missile hits residential building in Zaporizhzhia causing casualties
A Russian missile hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia causing casualties, the town's acting mayor told media. According to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh on Sept. 24 a Russian rocket was fired at a residential area of the city, causing a fire in a multi-story building.
⚡️Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 7.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh said that overnight on Sept. 24 a Russian rocket was fired at a residential area of the city, causing a fire in a multi-story building.
Photo: Oleksandr Starukh/ Telegram pic.twitter.com/CKcMmR0Nrg
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 24, 2022
8:35 am: Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine hold second day of 'referendum' on joining Russia
Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine entered the second day of voting to become part of Russia on Saturday. The voting on whether Russia should annex four regions of Ukraine started Friday, dramatically raising the stakes seven months after Moscow's troops invaded.
Ukrainian officials said people were banned from leaving some occupied areas until the four-day vote was over, armed groups were going to homes to force people to cast ballots, and employees were threatened with the sack if they did not participate. Reuters could not immediately verify reports of coercion.
The votes in the provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia were hastily organised after Ukraine recaptured large swathes of the northeast in a counter-offensive
6:28 am: US President Biden vows 'swift and severe' costs if Russia annexes Ukraine regions in 'sham' referendums
US President Joe Biden on Friday warned Russia there will be "swift and severe" costs if Moscow uses its "sham" referendums to annex more of Ukraine. "Russia's referenda are a sham – a false pretext to try to annex parts of Ukraine by force in flagrant violation of international law," Biden said in a statement. "We will work with our allies and partners to impose additional swift and severe economic costs on Russia."
"The United States will never recognise Ukrainian territory as anything other than part of Ukraine," he said.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP & Reuters)
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