AdvertisementRussia begins annexation vote, illegal under international law, in occupied UkraineUpdated September 23, 2022Kat LonsdorfClaire HarbagefacebookEmailPeople from Russian-occupied places like Melitopol and Kherson arrive in a convoy of cars to the parking lot of a home goods store set up as a makeshift welcome center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (NPR)This article was originally published on September 23, 2022.