# Zelensky sanctions 44 people involved in elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/75348

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-26 15:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sanctions-more-than-40-people-involved-in-elections-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sanctioned 44 people who participated in Russia’s State Duma elections in occupied Ukrainian territories. Kyiv said those targeted acted in Russia’s interests and helped facilitate the occupation of parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, as well as Crimea and Sevastopol.

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