# Ukraine war casts long shadow over Russia's tightly controlled State Duma election

https://mins.news/en/video/64497

- DW News, 2026-09-18 15:22 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay_y6ZJyHHY

> Russians are voting in the first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the Kremlin seeks to portray support for Vladimir Putin’s war, many voters are more concerned about another mobilization as drone attacks, higher prices and uncertainty bring the conflict closer to home.

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