Putin, Russia, Ukraine, War, Refineries, Drones, Geopolitics
Russian President Vladimir Putin early on Monday declared victory in this weekend’s elections after running virtually unopposed, paving the way for him to serve six more years in office, as Ukraine steps up its latest strategy of targeting Russian oil refineries in cross-border drone strikes.
Putin addressed those gathered at his campaign headquarters on Sunday by thanking them for their votes, while also singling out the country’s soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Russia's election. Shortly ahead of the elections, Ukraine began launching a series of drone strikes on Russian refineries, with two more strikes taking place over the weekend, during voting.
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