Votes in Donetsk and Luhansk are digesting the fallout from Sunday’s disputed “self-rule” ballot that saw the ‘yes’ camp carry the day by a huge majority in both regions.<br /><br />In Donetsk 89 percent voted in favour while in Luhansk 96 percent backed change.<br /><br />The wider world is less convinced.<br /><br />Incidents of multiple voting have been reported and Kyiv, the EU and US have declared the ballot illegal.<br /><br />In Slovyansk locals are dismayed about the way they are portrayed in the media as one woman explained: “From the TV all we hear are “Donetsk bandits, Donetsk this, Donetsk that, look I live here, I don’t where any colours, am I a bandit?” <br /><br />A second ballot is planned for next week, posing the question “do you support joining Russia?”<br /><br />Those behind the votes say the regions will boycott the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election scheduled for May 25.
