"Many other people, including ethnic Russians with roots in Russia, consider themselves Ukrainians."

Proud to be Ukrainians, many in Crimea face future in fear

But for the quieter people who are proud to call themselves Ukrainian citizens - no one knows which side is the majority - the move came as a sharp and sudden shock, bringing fears of chaos, forced emigration or war. Many other people, including ethnic Russians with roots in Russia, also consider themselves Ukrainians.

"I am Russian: I was born in Russia. My father was a Russian officer. But we have lived in Ukraine since 1989. I am a Ukrainian citizen. Although I have the right to Russian citizenship, I have never sought it," said Alexandra Kvitko, editor-in-chief of Black Sea TV.

Her station was the only independent TV channel in Crimea until this week when the pro-Russian authorities switched it off. On Thursday its signal and those of the two main stations from Kiev were replaced in Crimea with Russian state channels. She said the vote behind closed doors by an unverified number of parliamentarians to declare the region part of Russia was proof they were afraid to find out what Crimeans think.

Leonid Pilunsky, a member of the regional parliament who opposes the pro-Russian authorities, said he and other lawmakers were not summoned for Thursday's vote and were certain not enough members would have been present for a quorum. "There was no quorum. This was not a decision by parliament" he said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-ukraine-crisis-crimea-ukrainians-idUSBREA251NX20140306

If this were a normal referendum the results might be close. That seems unlikely to happen.