Ukraine’s Strategy to Disrupt Vote: Open Fire on Crowds | Shootings, ballot seizures don’t stop referendum

Commission Reports Landslide Victory in East Ukraine Referendum | 89 percent endorse People’s Republic of Donetsk

Donetsk Protesters Finish Preparations for Weekend Referendum | Protesters spent about $1650 on vote

State Dept Blames Protesters for Getting Attacked by Ukraine Military | Demands protesters disarm, abandon referendum

Ukraine Interior Minister Demands Easterners Back Military Offensive | ‘The situation has become black and white’

Ukraine Troops Kill 20 in Mariupol, Blow Up Police Station | Many wounded as tanks roll into eastern city

East Ukraine Protesters Barricade In as Civil War Looms | Fears of western fascists fuel ‘siege mentality’

Mediators Push Peace Talks on Ukraine, But Deal Unlikely | Officials continue to spurn calls to talk with protesters

Eastern Ukraine to Hold Sunday Referendum as Planned | Protest leaders say vote only way to stop a civil war