According to Russian News Agency reports, Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated on September 21 that Ukraine tried to disrupt the elections by launching a large-scale attack on Moscow, but it had no effect.
This is both a disruptive act and an attempt to disrupt the election process. It's had no effect whatsoever, " said Peshkov.
The ninth National Duma election in Russia took place from the 18th to the 20th. This was the first national parliamentary election in Russia since the special military operation against Ukraine began in 2022.
preliminary voting results show that the ruling party, United Russia, received 57.83% of the votes, leading significantly.
On the 20th, Moscow and its surrounding areas were hit by large-scale drone attacks from Ukraine. Moscow Mayor Borisov described the scale of these attacks as “unprecedented”. Since the 19th, Russia has intercepted more than 1,600 Ukrainian drones, with 450 of them being shot down as they approached Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in response to these attacks, Moscow will 'continue and increase the use of high-precision weapons against military targets in Kyiv'.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy said that the attack in Ukraine 'had a very significant impact on the Moscow region', and mentioned that about ten different types of weapons were used.
