The presidential elections of Ukraine on May 25th were probably the less orthodox seen in modern European history. Not only did the majority of citizens not take part in the vote, people in the Donetsk region were constantly under attack from the Ukrainian National Armed Forces.
Beyond this disturbing fact, the election in the capital of Kiev were also out of balance. Following here are photographs taken at the poll stations where it is obvious that not only were the ballot boxes pre-filled with stacks of perfectly aligned voting papers, but also that some people voted multiple times.
Furthermore, many of the actual voting documents were covered with claims condeming the Kiev government, and some even went so far as to vote for Vladimir Putin as President.
Meanwhile in the Donetsk, members of the self-defense forces celebrated their independence from Ukraine.
Unfortunately for the people of Slavyansk, the attacks on their city by the National Army of Ukraine continued and made May 25th a very terrible day for them. They did not get to enjoy the luxury of voting, or even leaving the shelter of their homes safely.
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In the days that would follow, the Ukrainian’s Army attacks on the people of Slavyansk and Donetsk would only increase, as we will see in following articles.
International Observatory of Ukrainian Crisis 