Sept. 20—In a fast-moving situation over the last 24 hours, referenda have been scheduled, beginning Friday, Sept. 23, for the populations of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Kherson Oblast, and the Zaporozhye Oblast to vote on rejoining Russia. The leader of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, signed a law for their referendum, and it was announced by the chair of the LPR’s People’s Council, Denis Miroshnichenko. The People’s Council had demanded of the LPR authorities that a referendum be held immediately. the official question is: “Are you in favor of the LPR joining the Russian Federation as a constituent entity of the Russian Federation?” Voting will extend over five days.