Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack
Officials said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted, and the strikes killed at least two people and damaged an oil refinery.
- On Sunday, September 20, Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone assault on Moscow as voting closed for Russia's parliamentary elections; Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described it as the "largest ever" attack on the capital.
- President Vladimir Putin's government framed the parliamentary vote as a test of national unity behind the war, while Ukrainian forces deployed domestically produced Flamingo and Pelican missiles to target energy infrastructure and disrupt the proceedings.
- Three people were killed and 20 injured in the Moscow region, according to Moscow regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov, with damage reported at the Moscow Oil Refinery and residential buildings, a facility processing nearly 12 million metric tons of oil annually.
- Authorities reported widespread cyberattacks on election infrastructure alongside the aerial assault; Central Election Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova stated voting continued smoothly, with partial results showing United Russia leading at 57.5%.
- The escalating aerial duel between Moscow and Kyiv reflects a systematic strategy to degrade Russia's fuel supply chains, with analysts noting the strikes compound economic strain as the Kremlin seeks to consolidate its parliamentary mandate.
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Russia's ruling United Russia party was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial official results showed on Sunday, after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on the Russian capital. Initial results showed United Russia comfortably ahead with 57.5 percent of the vote. Other parties like the Communists, the ultra-nationalist LDPR, the New People …
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