Russia’s Central Election Commission says the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian regions.
In Moscow, United Russia received the most votes, returning Sergei Sobyanin as mayor. He won against candidates from other Kremlin-backed parties with more than 76% of the vote, according to the election commission.
In one illegally annexed Ukrainian region, Russian state media reported turnout was even higher. Marina Zakharova, the Russia-installed chair of the Kherson election commission, said Sunday that 65.36% of Kherson residents cast ballots in the election. Ukraine’s armed forces suggested in a statement Sunday that Moscow could use the votes to identify men who could potentially be recruited into the Russian army.in the occupied regions, where guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv had previously killed pro-Moscow officials, blown up bridges and helped the Ukrainian military by identifying key targets.
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