{
  "id": 8561573,
  "title": "Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas illegally seized from Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/russia-holds-parliamentary-vote-in-areas-illegally-seized-from-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:57:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/20/russia-holds-parliamentary-vote-in-areas-illegally-seized-from-ukraine_6757723_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia has held a parliamentary vote in areas it has seized from Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have denounced the action as illegal, with a human rights activist saying residents were coerced into participating.\n\nThe vote is part of Russia's first wartime parliamentary election, which is expected to secure President Vladimir Putin's party's political dominance. The election has virtually no opposition to Putin's party.\n\nThe situation in Ukraine remains tense, with ongoing Russian attacks causing civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. Ukraine's Air Force reported intercepting or jamming 141 incoming targets, including drones and missiles, overnight. Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region killed five people and injured 15 others.",
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      }
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  "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."
}