Referendum ballots destroyed at printing office in Donetsk

Two printing offices were attacked in Donetsk. Over a million referendum ballots were destroyed, Lenta.ru reports.

Printing equipment was damaged. The attackers, according to witnesses, had Right Sector emblems on their uniforms. “Federalization” activists were reported printing 3.2 million ballots.

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged “federalization” activists to postpone the May 11 referendum. The decision to do so or not will be made in Donetsk and Lugansk on May 8. Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian leader was expecting a response.