Ukraine: Referenda continue in Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson – Soldiers go door to door (videos)
The west and Ukraine have called the referenda 'rigged'
Russia says it controls all of Luhansk region
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin
Syria has officially recognises Luhansk and Donetsk in Ukraine
The Syrian presidency had affirmed its intention to build relations with the two breakaway republics in February