Event Brief
Putin party wins record Duma majority in Kremlin vote
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET
Summary: Vladimir Putin’s party won a record majority in Russia’s State Duma in Kremlin-controlled elections. Five Western nations and Kyiv condemned the voting in occupied Ukraine as illegal, and a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow on the final day of polling killed two people.
WHO: Putin’s party; five Western nations and Kyiv; Ukrainian drone strike perpetrators
WHAT: Putin’s party won a record majority in Kremlin-controlled State Duma elections; Western nations and Kyiv condemned the vote in occupied Ukraine as illegal; a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow killed two people on the final day of polling.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHY: The elections proceeded as scheduled, while the drone strike occurred during the final day of polling; Western nations and Kyiv condemned the occupied-Ukraine voting as illegal.
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