Russia's ruling party on track to win election after Ukraine's drone attacks on Moscow
Summary
Russia's ruling party, United Russia, is expected to win the recent parliamentary elections, according to early results. At the same time, Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Moscow during the voting, resulting in casualties and damage.Key Facts
- United Russia is projected to win about 57.5% of the vote in the parliamentary election.
- The election is seen by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.
- Ukraine launched hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and other regions during the election days.
- The drone attacks killed three people in the Moscow region and two in a Russian-held area of Ukraine.
- A Moscow oil refinery was damaged in the attacks, causing large fires and smoke.
- Russian officials said the drone attack aimed to disrupt the election but was repelled.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing nearly 2,000 Ukrainian drones and 8 cruise missiles in one day.
- Voting systems faced cyberattacks but the election process was mostly carried out smoothly.
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