Russia concluded its first wartime parliamentary election on Sunday, with the Kremlin's dominance virtually assured amid suppressed opposition and international condemnation. The three-day vote, which took place whilst Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drone attacks on Russia, included voters in four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions and Crimea for the first time. The Kremlin designed the election to showcase public support for the 2022 invasion whilst eliminating genuine political dissent through state media dominance and tight electoral control.

The election involved 111 million eligible voters casting two separate ballots to fill all 450 seats of the State Duma. The main pro-Kremlin party United Russia is expected to retain overwhelming control, with only "systemic opposition" parties—those aligned with Putin on key issues—permitted meaningful participation. The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered opposition voice criticising the war, was removed from the ballot by Russia's Supreme Court; anti-war politicians were imprisoned or forced into exile beforehand. Multiple electoral irregularities were reported, including sealed ballot boxes being opened, observer arrests, and electronic voting glitches in Moscow, though these claims could not be independently verified. Ukraine, the European Union, and the OSCE condemned the election as a violation of international law; Russia barred OSCE observers and accused them of double standards.