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Russia holds State Duma vote in annexed Ukrainian regions: Moscow cites 3.5 million voters

Russia's parliamentary vote includes residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia—territories Russia annexed in September 2022. Kyiv called the balloting illegal; human rights groups and analysts report coercion and pressure on local residents.

  • Russia included residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the State Duma vote; Moscow says there are over 3.5 million voters there.
  • Kyiv called the voting illegal and urged foreign governments not to recognise the election.
2 sources90% confidence
NPR World
EconomyDEVELOPING

Russian economist Andrei Yakovlev on fuel shortages and price spikes ahead of Sept 18–20 elections

Exiled economist Andrei Yakovlev said that ahead of the Sept 18–20 elections fuel in many Russian regions is either unavailable or sold at two to three times the price seen in major cities. Yakovlev is now a researcher in Berlin and was formerly a professor at Moscow's Higher School of Economics.

  • Yakovlev: in many areas gasoline is either unavailable or two to three times more expensive than in major cities.
  • Remarks were made days before the elections scheduled for Sept 18–20.
1 sources91% confidence
Le Monde Economy
WorldDEVELOPING

Russian drone hits Kyiv headquarters of We Are Ukraine: building partially collapsed, fatalities reported

A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of the TV channel We Are Ukraine during a live broadcast, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said the building partially collapsed. Overnight and daytime strikes on Kyiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens, with residents sheltering in metro stations.

  • A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of the TV channel We Are Ukraine during a live broadcast.
  • Overnight and daytime strikes on Kyiv killed at least five people, President Zelensky said.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World
WorldDEVELOPING

UN warns Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since 2022 invasion — risk of humanitarian catastrophe

Alexander De Croo, head of the UN Development Programme, said Ukraine faces its "toughest winter" since Russia's 2022 invasion. He warned that systematic attacks on energy infrastructure risk cutting power and water and could precipitate a humanitarian catastrophe.

  • Alexander De Croo warned Ukraine faces its "toughest winter" since 2022.
  • He said Russia is carrying out "very systematic" strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World
WorldDEVELOPING

Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko resigns over illegal call-centre corruption probe

Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after weekend searches of his offices amid an investigation into illegal call centres. NABU and SAP allege a money‑laundering network linked to his office converted funds into property and jewellery; Kravchenko dismissed the claims as unsubstantiated.

  • Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after weekend searches of his offices by anti‑corruption investigators.
  • Nabu and Sap say an official in Kravchenko’s office ran a money‑laundering network protecting call centres that carried out phone scams.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World
PoliticsDEVELOPING

AfD projected to win Sachsen-Anhalt with 44% and about 39 of 83 seats

Exit‑poll projections show the far‑right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) on about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU. AfD says it has a mandate to govern, but whether it can form a government depends on which smaller parties pass the 5% threshold.

  • Exit polls project AfD at about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU.
  • AfD is projected to hold roughly 39 of 83 seats in the Landtag under current estimates.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World