# Russian MFA condemns Kiev’s attacks on polling station heads in Zaporozhye Region

https://mins.news/en/item/64420

- TASS, 2026-09-18 14:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189747

> Russia’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned what it called brutal and unjustifiable terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime against heads of precinct election commissions in the Zaporozhye Region. It said the attacks on unarmed civilian officials were intended to intimidate civilians and disrupt voting, and alleged they used Western weapons and navigation systems.

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