{
  "id": 8238241,
  "title": "Ukraine calls Russian State Duma elections in occupied territories illegal and void",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ukraine-calls-russian-state-duma-elections-in-occupied-territories",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-calls-russian-state-duma-elections-in-occupied-territories-illegal-and-void-50642598.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia will hold so-called State Duma elections from Sept. 18 to 20 in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, elections that are illegal and whose results are legally null and void, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sept. 18.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Russians vote in elections with no party opposing Putin or war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russians-vote-in-elections-with-no-party-opposing-putin-or-war-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:03:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}