POLITICS● ELEVATEDSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 9:35 AM
United Russia said 86 Ukraine war participants would get State Duma seats. Then the news was withdrawn at the party’s request.
Meduza [en] · eastern europe
Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti took down an article that had reported 86 war participants would receive State Duma mandates as members of the United Russia faction, according to the election results. The independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo drew attention to the deletion.
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