Sham or not? The ‘join Russia’ vote in four Ukraine areas, explained, page-10

I don’t remember the armed invasion by a foreign power in 2020, the bombing, looting, raping, murdering and the flight to safety of the populace as an army rampaged across their land. I don’t remember the 2020 election being hastily called a few days before it was held, and I don’t remember only one side being able to put up political advertising. I don’t remember people in army fatigues wearing balaclavas going from polling station to polling station.