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The UN documents 892 cases of sexual rape by the troops and officials of the invading side, and 112 of the Ukrainian side, since February 2022
The polling stations opened on Friday, September 18, in the Russian Far East at the beginning of a three-day vote for the parliamentary elections, the first since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main party of the Kremlin, United Russia, stands out to maintain its control of power along with other formations aligned with President Vladímir Putin, as the only party that criticized the war was excluded from the electoral ballot.
Missiles and drones hit a building in Kiev, leaving at least 18 wounded during the early morning of September 17. According to the military administration of the Ukrainian capital, there were attacks in eight regions of the country. Russian attacks were also recorded in Odessa and Zaporiyia. In this context, the US Congress approved a new package of sanctions against Russia hours earlier. From the Kremlin they warned that they are attentive to the document.
In a remote Russian village built by Soviet prisoners, the bones of the gulag victims continue to appear on an artificial beach.
There is no doubt about the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin it remains important.
