{
  "id": 8852742,
  "title": "Putin's United Russia party set to retain power after vote hit by cyberattacks and drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/putins-united-russia-party-set-to-retain-power-after-vote-hit-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:39:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/russians-vote-in-final-day-of-parliamentary-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party is poised to maintain its majority in the Russian State Duma following parliamentary elections marred by cyberattacks and Ukrainian drone strikes. The vote, which occurred as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, is the first since the war started and saw no parties opposed to the conflict allowed to participate. The Communist Party and LDPR nationalists garnered 14% and 8.7% of the vote, respectively. According to initial results, United Russia secured 57.5% of the vote, leading to projections of a two-thirds majority in the 450-seat Duma. Turnout, expected later on Monday, may indicate public opinion toward the ongoing conflict. On the final day, Ukraine launched waves of drones at Moscow and surrounding areas, killing two people and setting an oil refinery ablaze. Russia vowed to intensify strikes against Kyiv in response, accusing Ukraine of trying to disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens. The Ukrainian president praised the attacks, while NATO and US officials condemned Russia's actions. Moscow also reported a surge in cyberattacks targeting electoral infrastructure, with over 1,000 waves of DDoS attacks recorded.",
  "summary": "The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.",
  "key_points": [
    "United Russia set to retain majority in State Duma after 2022 elections.",
    "Communist Party and LDPR nationalists garnered 14% and 8.7% of vote.",
    "Cyberattacks and Ukrainian drone strikes marred the parliamentary elections."
  ],
  "editors_take": "United Russia's projected two-thirds majority in the State Duma cements President Putin's grip on power, allowing him to push through legislation with minimal opposition.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/8852742.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Exit Polls Put Putin’s United Russia at 49.4% in Russian State Duma Vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/exit-polls-put-putins-united-russia-at-49-4-in-russian-state-duma-vote",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:38:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party was barred from seven of eight regional races. In the one where it made the ballot, it’s set to enter the regional legislature.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russias-antiwar-yabloko-party-was-barred-from-seven-of-eight-regional",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:41:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Who actually has power at the United Nations?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-actually-has-power-at-the-united-nations",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:17:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "United Russia leads after Russia vote hit by drones and cyberattacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/united-russia-leads-after-russia-vote-hit-by-drones-and-cyberattacks",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Air defense downs 148 targets as Russia attacks with 172 drones and Banderols",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/air-defense-downs-148-targets-as-russia-attacks-with-172-drones-and",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Putin's United Russia party secures landslide win in Russia parliamentary polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/putins-united-russia-party-secures-landslide-win-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:00:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/main-kremlin-party-keeps-control-of-russias-parliament-after-a",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:29:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Russia: Kremlin party dominates controlled vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-kremlin-party-dominates-controlled-vote",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:52:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Russia’s pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war’s growing reach into Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russias-pro-putin-party-set-to-win-election-as-ukraine-exposes-wars",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:36:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}