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A Russian soldier stands guard at a polling station in Ukraine's Donetsk region Sept. 23, 2022. At the end of voting Sept. 27, Russia is expected to announce that the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson voted to join Russia. (CNS photo/Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations)