As Elections Get Underway, Russia Closes Sochi Polling Stations over Drone Threat
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Polling stations in the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi were forced to close briefly due to a drone threat, DPA reported, BTA reported. For security reasons, members of polling stations, voters and election observers took refuge in bomb shelters, said Mayor Andrei Proshunin. Shortly afterwards, he declared an end to the alert and allowed election day to continue. Today, Russia votes in State Duma elections that are expected to consolidate the do…
Voting in Russia's State Duma elections in the Black Sea resort of Sochi was suspended on Friday and polling stations were closed due to the threat of a Ukrainian drone attack, local officials said.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Polling stations in the Russian city of Sochi were briefly closed on Friday during the Russian parliamentary elections due to a drone warning. Attendees were temporarily moved to shelters as a result, reports Sochi Mayor Andrei Prosunin.
Russia is electing a new parliament in the midst of its war of aggression against Ukraine. Ukraine is continuing its counterattacks with drones, which also has consequences for the vote.
The polling stations of the Black Sea Association station were temporarily closed on Friday, after a drone attack alert was issued for the region on the first day of the Russian Federation's legislative elections, informed the mayor of the city, Andrei Prosunin.
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