# Ukraine sanctions 44 people involved in Russia’s sham parliamentary elections in occupied territories

https://mins.news/en/item/75889

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-27 11:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-44-people-involved-in-russias-sham-parliamentary-elections-in-occupied-territories/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky has sanctioned 44 people involved in Russia’s illegal parliamentary elections in occupied parts of Ukraine. Kyiv says the vote involved mass falsifications, forced voting and predetermined turnout, and that its results have no legal validity.

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