Occupendum



Occupendum (or okkupendum) is transliteration of the Russian and Ukrainian word оккупендум, denoting imitation of referendum performed by the occupational troops with a goal to make a pretext, justification of the occupation and annexation of the territory.

Soldiers, who seise the buildings, blocks and cities to organise occupendums, do not wear signs indicating their belonging to the Russia army; to they are qualified as terrorists.

The term is used since the Russian invasion into Ukraine, 2014. It is believed that occupendums in Ukraine in March and May 2014 are organised and supported by the administration of Russia. Organisation of these

As the organisers of occupendum have no goal to investigate the public opinion, they have no need to provide any alternative to the people of invaded territory: the unilateral propaganda (with physical elimination of opponents), fussy questions in the ballots, and other attributes of the Election fraud are typical for occupendums. In particular, \(10^5\) already filled "ballots" were reported to be arrested one day prior to the occupendum.

The menaces to the people who do not participate in the occupendum are reported.

Organisation of occupendums in Ukraine in 2014 is one of reasons to Designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism .

Keywords
Aggression, Election fraud, Fraud, Russian invasion into Ukraine, Terror