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World Service,21 Sep 2026,49 mins

Ukraine fires its largest drone attack in Russia as elections take place

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President Putin's party has won a large majority in Russia's tightly controlled parliamentary elections. According to state media, United Russia is on course to retain its two-thirds majority in the State Duma. It comes as Ukraine hit Moscow's main oil refinery and a residential building. Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has described the results of a state election as a "disaster" for his party, as the far right AfD continues to make gains. A BBC investigation has uncovered a years-long cover-up at a prominent Islamic boarding school, involving allegations of sexual crimes by the son of its founder. (Photo: Plumes of smoke rise from fires (centre) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow; Credit: Reuters)

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