Overview
- United Russia won roughly 57–58% of the vote and is projected to retain a commanding number of seats in the 450‑member State Duma, according to preliminary Central Election Commission tallies.
- The final day of voting, on Sunday, September 20, saw Russian officials report what they called the largest Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow with about 1,600 drones cited and dozens of interceptions, and authorities gave varying counts of deaths and damage.
- Election authorities said voting systems faced coordinated cyberattacks, with CEC chair Ella Pamfilova reporting more than 1,000 waves of DDoS attacks that briefly disrupted remote voting but were largely restored.
- Most prominent anti‑war figures and the Yabloko party were effectively barred from the federal ballot, and ballots were cast in territories Russia annexed from Ukraine, moves denounced internationally and questioned for legitimacy.
- Russian officials vowed intensified strikes on Kyiv in response to the drone raids, a development that could further escalate reciprocal long‑range attacks and deepen security and economic strains inside Russia.