Ukraine's East Votes For Independence In 'Farcical' Referendum

Eastern Ukraine Votes On Independence Referendum

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Men watch as people try to overturn a truck at a barricade in the city center on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Patients at a hospital cast ballots in a referendum on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: People stand in line to cast their ballots at a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Poll workers and voters inside a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Men inside a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: A ballot box is carried into a hospital to allow patients who were wounded in clashes on May 9 to vote in a referendum on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Igor Toskoporan, who was shot in the leg during violent clashes on May 9, in his hospital bed on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian activists took over at least ten cities in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

SLOVYANSK, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Election workers vote on a contested ballot following eastern Ukraine's sovereignty referendum on May 11, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian communities in eastern Ukraine staged the vote in defiance of federal and international pressure. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

SLOVYANSK, UKRAINE - MAY 11: Election workers dump a ballot box to count votes following eastern Ukraine's sovereignty referendum on May 11, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian communities in eastern Ukraine staged the vote in defiance of federal and international pressure. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Ukraine's East Votes For Independence In 'Farcical' Referendum

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