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  "id": 8865953,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1556092/united-russia-leads-after-russia-vote-hit-by-drones-and-cyberattacks/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia's ruling United Russia party has secured a large majority in parliamentary elections. With over 71% of ballots counted, United Russia had 57.5% of the vote, according to the Daily Times. Meduza reported a slightly higher figure of 57.82%.\n\nThe elections for the 450-seat lower-house State Duma were marked by Ukrainian drone strikes and cyberattacks. Voting also took place in Ukrainian territories occupied and annexed by Russia, as reported by Euronews.\n\nUnited Russia is on track to retain its two-thirds majority in the State Duma, allowing it to amend the constitution, according to projections by TASS cited by Euronews. The party is leading in 208 single-member districts, with Communist Party candidates ahead in five districts, according to Meduza.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "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": "Euronews",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:39:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      }
    ]
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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."
}