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Citizens and voters across Russia head to the polls for a tightly controlled parliamentary election for the Duma under heavy security, ongoing cross-border strikes with Ukraine, and minimal meaningful opposition after the sole anti-war party was barred, with Vladimir Putin ruling out new mobilization.

• Russia holds its first nationwide parliamentary elections since the 2022 Ukraine invasion
• Voters are casting ballots for lawmakers in the Duma
• Voters in Russia head to the polls for a tightly controlled parliamentary election.
• Putin insists there will be no new mobilization.
• Polling stations opened in Russia for parliamentary elections with the sole anti-war party barred from the ballot.
• Russia and Ukraine traded overnight strikes as voting commenced.