Ukraine-Russia War: Russia tries consolidating power in occupied areas - GUR
The interior minister of the Luhansk People's Republic was arrested by Russia * A referendum may be set up in Russian-controlled Kherson to break away from Ukraine.
Servicemen of pro-Russian militia hoist flags of Russia and the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) outside the Oschad bank branch in Stanytsia Luhanska in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 27, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)ByAARON REICH
