Russia's ruling party on track to win election after Ukraine's drone attacks on Moscow

Russia's ruling United Russia party ​was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial official results showed on Sunday, after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on the Russian capital. In a tightly controlled political system which critics say does not tolerate genuine dissent, initial results showed United Russia comfortably ahead with 57.5% of the vote. Other parties like the Communists, the ​ultra-nationalist LDPR, the New ‌People party and the Just Russia party – who all vote the same way as United Russia on major issues – trailed by a huge margin but were on course ⁠to win seats in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and a former president, was quick to declare that United Russia had performed with dignity, a result he said showed that Russians had entrusted it to govern further. Watch more'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war Russian government ‌officials accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt the State Duma vote - the first since Russia launc...