China News Service, March 16 (Xinhua) According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, on the 15th local time, the Kherson Regional Election Committee stated that polling stations in the cities of Kakhovka and Brilyovka in the region were shelled by Ukrainian troops. Personnel injured.
According to reports, the Kherson Regional Election Committee posted on the social media Telegram that day, "There were no casualties in Kakhovka. Someone was injured in Brilyovka, and rescue operations are being carried out. Thanks to the coordinated actions of the district election committee staff, Voters have been evacuated from the building.”
In addition, in Skadovsk, an improvised explosive device was placed in a trash can near a polling station. The explosion caused no casualties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on the 15th that Ukraine carried out attacks on residential areas in Russia with the purpose of sabotaging the presidential election, but 95% of the attacks were intercepted and prevented by the Russian air defense system.
Putin believes that Ukraine’s attacks will not affect Russia’s election, but at the same time he will respond to Ukraine’s actions.
According to previous reports, voting in the Russian presidential election will be held over three days from March 15 to 17.
Four candidates registered by the Russian Central Election Commission are vying for the position of head of state. The four candidates are: current Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, and member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Nikolai Harry Tonov, Vladislav Davankov, a member of the New People's Party of Russia.