We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Live: 'United Russia' dominates in elections, Moscow vows revenge after massive drone attack A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Moscow, Russia, September 20, 2026. © Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday. Meanwhile,Moscow has vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to to the massive drone attack on the Russian capital.Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Russia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party win Russia vowed Sunday to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, as an exit poll showed the ruling United Russia party on course to win tightly controlled parliamentary elections.
Ukraine fired waves of drones at Moscow and the surrounding region on the final day of voting, killing two people and setting an oil refinery ablaze, officials said. Russia's defence ministry accused Ukraine of attempting to "disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens" and vowed a response. Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday.
The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to results reported by Russian news agencies after just over 71% of ballots were counted, United Russia took 57.5% of the vote. The Communist Party and LDPR nationalists trailed behind on 14 and 8.7% respectively.
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