Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war

Russia said Saturday that its electronic voting system in Moscow had come under “powerful” cyberattacks overnight, as parliamentary elections entered their second day. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Ukraine of seeking to “hinder” the vote, a claim Kyiv has not publicly addressed. Follow our liveblog...

Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.

This is Russia's first election since it invaded Ukraine, and is expected to gauge public support for the ongoing war.

Russia reports ‘powerful’ cyberattacks on second day of parliamentary vote