United Russia Secures Record 355-Seat Duma Majority Amid Drone Strikes and International Condemnation
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a record 355 of 450 seats in the State Duma, securing a supermajority in the first parliamentary election since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin framed the vote as a test of public support for the war, while critics and Western nations condemned the poll as illegitimate, particularly due to voting in annexed Ukrainian territories. The election concluded with a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, which killed two people and damaged an oil refinery, prompting Russia to vow intensified strikes on Kyiv.
