🧵 1. Local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine denounced as illegal and a sham, with voting taking place in four Ukrainian regions and Crimea, all annexed by Russia. #world
🧵 1. Local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine denounced as illegal and a sham, with voting taking place in four Ukrainian regions and Crimea, all annexed by Russia. #world
🧵 2. Drone strike destroys a polling station in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia province, while a live grenade near a polling station in Kherson halts voting temporarily.
🧵 3. Allegations of Russian poll workers accompanied by armed soldiers intimidating and pressuring residents to vote in occupied Ukrainian provinces.
🧵 4. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin running for re-election in Russia, but unlikely to face strong competition from Kremlin-backed contenders.
🧵 5. Aside from local elections, there are also races for governors, local legislatures, municipal councils, and a few vacant seats in Russian Parliament.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/10/russia-attempts-to-hold-local-elections-in-occupied-parts-of-ukraine