Obama accuses Russian-backed separatists of trying `` to disenfranchise entire regions '' including the eastern part of Ukraine where he is vacationing this week. A CNN team driving through the city Sunday morning was not able to see a single polling station in operation . Batkivshchyna party concedes defeat . Fewer than a quarter of polling stations were open in Donetsk region , officials say .
Obama accuses Russian-backed separatists of trying `` to disenfranchise entire regions '' including the eastern part of Ukraine where he is vacationing this week. Batkivshchyna party concedes defeat . Fewer than a quarter of polling stations were open in Donetsk region , officials say .