Go to mediabankLocal residents vote at an exit polling station in Mariupol. File photoMARIUPOL, Sep 27Residents of Mariupol, voting on the last day of the referendum, spoke about their desire for Donbass to become part of Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. «The referendum is a necessary thing for us. We will finally enter the family in which we were, from which «we were taken away without our consent. We hope that after the referendum we will live in a quiet, peaceful state. As before, under the Soviet Union. Everyone will respect us all over the world and treat us the same way,» said a resident of Mariupol. 
Mariupol residents expect peace and stability from the results of the referendum «So that our Donetsk region goes to Russia. And it's good that they held a referendum, because it is needed. On the last day, I came to vote, because there was no time, I worked,» he said. The referendum on joining Russia started on 23 September in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Voting will continue for five days, until September 27th. The public addressed the regional authorities with the initiative to immediately hold referendums. According to the representatives of the republics and regions, joining Russia will secure their territories and restore historical justice. In their opinion, this decision is extremely necessary in the context of constant acts of terror by the Ukrainian authorities and NATO members, who supply weapons to kill civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia would support the decision taken by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. to vote in a referendum
