Belgorod city and wider region is just over half an hour’s drive from the border with Ukraine
Russia
Tightly controlled vote denounced as a sham by western capitals and Kyiv, but praised by China
Russia president unleashed country’s harshest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times.
Vladimir Putin wins election gaining six more years of power
The elections were tightly controlled and closed to all genuine opposition challengers
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison last month, had endorsed the plan to protest
Russian defence ministry reports downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in Moscow region
Warnings come amid fears Tehran is stepping up support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow calls for ‘noon against Putin’ protest
Tight Kremlin control challenged by cross-border raids, drone strike and dye attacks on ballot boxes
Tightly choreographed event designed to give Vladimir Putin at least six more years in power
Incursion by three armed groups timed to disrupt presidential elections
Volkov (43) briefly hospitalised after incident and vows to continue fighting against Putin
Anti-Kremlin militias say they will disrupt Russian election as Putin warns of nuclear readiness
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