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Kremlin hails election of nearly 50 Ukraine war veterans to Russian parliament

The veterans will account for more than 10% of the new Duma, and the Kremlin says their battlefield experience is in demand.

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The Kremlin on Friday hailed the election of 46 veterans of Russia's ​war in Ukraine to the 450-seat lower house of parliament, ‌the State Duma, saying they would be heavily involved in the lawmaking process. Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia's Central Election Commission, announced the full and final results of ​this month's three-day election on Friday, saying veterans would account for ​over 10% of the new Duma, a figure which Russian ⁠media have suggested is a record in post-Soviet Russia.

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In the Kremlin, he welcomed the election of the Special Military Operation to the State Duma, noting the importance of their unique experience to the work of Parliament, said the spokesperson for President Dmitry Peskov. Peskov stated that in the Kremlin, the result of the vote that led to the Special Military Operation becoming deputies was positive, transmitting to RIA "News." He expressed confidence that the experience of these people would b…

In the Kremlin, the election of members of the special military operation to the new State Assembly was welcomed; the experience of veterans would be called for in parliamentary work, and President Dmitry Peskov, a press secretary of the Russian Federation, said at the briefing.

This represents 10.2 per cent of all deputies — 25 September 2026

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istories.media broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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