The Russian occupiers are planning to hold a pseudo-referendum on the territories of Kherson region temporarily occupied by them to proclaim the so-called KhNR, deputy of Kherson Regional Council Serhiy Khlan said.

"In Kherson region, they prepare a referendum on the creation of KhNR," Khlan wrote on Facebook on Saturday.

According to him, the occupiers call deputies of the Kherson regional council on the phone with the question "are they ready to cooperate with the invaders?"

"I appeal to all the deputies of Kherson Regional Council. Dear colleagues, I am sure that you understand the consequences of your decision. The creation of KhNR will turn our region into a hopeless hole without life and future. Do not give them a single vote! Do not give them any opportunity to legitimize KhNR... Enter the history of Ukraine not as traitors whom nobody wants, but truly as citizens whose names will be remembered by the next generations," Khlan said.