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Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack
Officials said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted and at least two people were killed as the strike hit a refinery and disrupted flights.
- Russia's parliamentary election entered its final day on Sunday as hundreds of drones targeted Moscow, killing at least two people and damaging a major refinery, authorities said.
- President Vladimir Putin framed the three-day vote as a test of public support for Russia's war in Ukraine, with the ruling United Russia party expected to maintain dominance.
- The vote is the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022, now in its fifth year, and includes residents of regions illegally annexed from Ukraine more than 4 1/2 years ago.
- Accusing Ukraine of attempting to interfere with the election, The Kremlin claimed the drone strikes were designed to disrupt voting. "The enemy did not succeed," officials stated on Telegram.
- The United States approved a $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine on Friday, following repeated pleas from Kyiv to fend off Russian attacks.
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