Holding the so-called ‘show of will’ measures will depend on the situation on front and the fact whether the enemy will be able to break the resistance of Ukrainians. Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said this in an interview with RBK-Ukraine news outlet.

“If we talk about ‘referendums’, they can take place in different territories. First of all, these are the so-called “LPR” and “DPR”. There, russia has already somewhat defined their status by recognizing these illegal entities. Now we are primarily talking about the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions,” Vadim Skibitskyi noted.

According to him, the dates for the pseudo-referendums could be different.

“In particular, September 11, when they have the only voting day in the russian federation. There may be other options. Ukraine's military intelligence is clearly monitoring all the processes taking place there. Today, we can say with confidence that appropriate election headquarters and operational headquarters have been set up, voter lists have been compiled, and election commissions have been created. That is, all the processes related to preparations for a 'referendum' are almost complete," said the representative of Ukraine’s military intelligence.

At the same time, the DIU representative said that russian politicians, government officials and the so-called volunteers, who are responsible for preparing the voting process, regularly visit the temporarily occupied territories.

To learn more about the kremlin's plans regarding the war in Ukraine, what is happening at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and whether there is a threat from Belarus, read an interview with Vadym Skibitskyi for RBC-Ukraine news outlet on Saturday, August 27.