Tskhinvali regime presumes preparations for referendum on unification of occupied South Ossetia with Russia will end in May-June

Preparations for a referendum on the unification of the occupied South Ossetia with Russia will end in May-June, Yuri Vazagov, head of the so-called information-analytical division of the "administration" of the Tskhinvali de facto regime leader, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.

"It will probably take at least two months," Vazagov said, referring to the date of the referendum.

He said signatures would be collected fairly quickly, after which it would be necessary to submit the draft order to the supreme court for consideration and then to launch an information campaign.

A few days ago, the de facto president of the occupied Tskhinvali region, Anatoly Bibilov, announced that he would take legal steps in the near future to unify "South Ossetia" with Russia.