Donetsk prepares for disputed referendum

Pro-Moscow rebels fighting in east Ukraine vowed to press on with disputed independence referendums. In Donetsk, members of one of the district election commissions are busy preparing ballots for the poll. Duration: 00:52

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by Agence France-Presse (AFP)