Ukraine: Crimea poll opens with landslide vote expected for union with Russia
Voting is under way in Crimea's referendum, which is expected to deliver an overwhelming majority of votes for union with Russia but has been denounced internationally as illegitimate and illegal.
Voters on the Ukrainian peninsula have been given two options to choose from at the referendum, which has been organised in a matter of days. One calls for union with Russia, while the other offers increased autonomy within Ukraine. There is no option to retain the status quo.
Russian state television was reporting a huge turnout for the referendum and claimed there were "no armed men" at the polling stations.
State news agency Interfax quoted an international observer, Enrique Ravello, as saying he had seen an "unprecedented turnout". "There's no coercion, pressure on people. The referendum is being held peacefully, freely and openly," said the Spanish nationalist MP.
According to polling by German research group GfK, 70% of Crimeans who want to participate in the referendum plan to vote to join Russia, while 11% plan to vote to remain part of Ukraine.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/16/ukraine-crisis-crimea-referendum
RT News says the same , RT always lies , QED the Guardian must be lying too. 
