‘Voters get to choose — just not the result’: Russia’s parliamentary election reaches occupied Ukraine

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What happened

Russian State Duma elections will be held in occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia amid accusations of armed voter intimidation.

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  • Reported by Fox News and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:34 UTC.

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