Russia Ukraine war, page-176002

yes ....
On 27 February, Russian troops^[32] captured strategic sites across Crimea,^[33][34] followed by the installation of the pro-Russian Aksyonov government in Crimea, the Crimean status referendum, and the declaration of Crimea's independence on 16 March 2014.


the notorious refferendum where all the Crimean tartars and ethnic Ukrainians completely failed to vote against the annexation .....how strange is that?

Liars in Moscow ....and their supporters here following their example and working hard to misrepresent and misconstrue .