# West turns blind eye to Ukrainian strikes on Russian polling stations, MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/62768

- TASS, 2026-09-17 14:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189103

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said elections in Russia were taking place amid bombings of polling stations that had caused casualties, accusing the West of failing to see this and the deaths of children from Ukrainian drones supplied by Western countries. State Duma voting is scheduled for September 18-20, alongside regional elections.

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