# One in three members of Russia’s new State Duma has ties to the war in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/73714

- Meduza, 2026-09-25 09:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/25/one-in-three-members-of-russia-s-new-state-duma-has-ties-to-the-war-in-ukraine-some-are-accused-of-war-crimes-here-s-who-they-are-and-what-they-ve-done

> Russia has held its first State Duma election since the full-scale war began. Preliminary results give United Russia more than three-quarters of the chamber. Meduza’s review of projected lawmakers found 148 people—about one-third of the Duma—with clear, publicly traceable ties to the war, including combat service, financing, or support infrastructure. Some are accused of war crimes.

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