Russia closes wartime parliamentary vote with United Russia leading initial results
Polls closed in Russia's first parliamentary election since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with initial results putting the ruling United Russia party ahead.
Russia completed three days of parliamentary voting, including ballots conducted in occupied Ukrainian regions. Initial results showed United Russia leading, while the election commission reported turnout of 56.66 percent.
Ukraine and the European Union rejected voting in occupied territory as illegal, and Russia did not invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.