Alexandr Malykhin, center, chairman of the central electoral commission of the Lugansk People's Republic, during the official announcement of the results of the referendum on the independence of the Lugansk People's Republic.

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South-East movement leader Oleg Tsarev, who withdrew from the presidential race, arrives at the regional administration in Lugansk.

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A poster near the regional administration building in Lugansk.

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Alexandr Malykhin, chairman of the central electoral commission of the Lugansk People's Republic, shows the final protocol during the official announcement of the results of the referendum on the independence of the Lugansk People's Republic.

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Alexandr Malykhin, right, chairman of the central electoral commission of the Lugansk People's Republic, during the official announcement of the results of the referendum on the independence of the Lugansk People's Republic.

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Alexandr Malykhin, center, chairman of the central electoral commission of the Lugansk People's Republic, during the official announcement of the results of the referendum on the independence of the Lugansk People's Republic.

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