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The Crimea referendum has been
condemned as "illegal" by Kiev and the West but is backed by Russia. The
excited voters are expected to support leaving Ukraine, but Crimean Tatars are
boycotting the poll. They are voting on
whether to rejoin Russia or stay with Ukraine but with more autonomy. Voting
started at 08:00 local time and will close at 20:00 (18:00 GMT). Election
official Mykhaylo Malyshev said there had been a "record-breaking
turnout" of 44.27%, in the capital, Simferopol, and mainly Tartar
Bakhchisaray. Since the fall of Ukraine's pro-Moscow President Viktor
Yanukovych, Russian troops have in effect taken control of the majority
ethnic-Russian region.
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