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    u/aimixin - originally from r/GenZhou
    Yes.

    With about 75% voter turnout, 96% of the voters in Luhansk voted to secede (source), and 89% of the voters in Donetsk voted to secede (source).

    In fact, even Crimea, which western sources claimed their referendum was faked, would later go onto admit that 82% of people in Crimea support it. That’s Washington Post. Not a Russian source.

    Of course, not all Ukrainians want to secede, or even all of east Ukraine. Just some pockets in the east, in Donbas and Crimea.

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      u/sgtpepper9764 - originally from r/GenZhou
      Best answer possible.

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      u/Native_ov_Earth - originally from r/GenZhou
      You really do deserve that flair.

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      u/Denntarg - originally from r/GenZhou

      not all Ukrainians want to secede,

      These areas are majority Russian. That’s the whole point

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      u/ZaalbarsArse - originally from r/GenZhou
      Referendums held by the separatist government with incredibly dodgy ballot papers are a pretty bad way to gauge public opinion.

      Crimea’s referendum is backed up by multiple polling agencies finding overwhelming support after the referendum. Crimea has also historically had a much larger secessionist movement than Donetsk or Luhansk.

      I think there’s probably a majority in these regions that wants to secede but there’s nowhere near enough evidence to say how significant the support is.

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      u/Eroy78 - originally from r/GenZhou
      Thank you for the sources!