The Ambassador of the Russian Foreign Ministry called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks on election commissions in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions barbaric
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Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik called the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks on houses and vehicles related to the work of precinct election commissions in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions barbaric, as a result of which PEC employees and their relatives were killed and injured.
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Why It Matters
In the context of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, attacks on civilian infrastructure and local government officials are becoming part of information and psychological warfare.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik called the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the house of the head of the precinct election commission in the Zaporozhye region barbaric.
As a result of a terrorist attack on a passenger bus in the Kherson region, the chairman and member of the precinct election commission were killed.
In the village of Lyubimovka, Zaporozhye region, a UAV hit a residential building, the chairman of the precinct election commission and her husband were injured, and their minor son was injured.
MOSCOW, September 22 - RIA Novosti. Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik called the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the house of the head of the precinct election commission (PEC) in the Zaporozhye region barbaric, according to his weekly report available to RIA Novosti.
“The next barbaric crimes of the Kyiv regime, which have no justification, were the death of the chairman of the precinct election commission in the Zaporozhye region, Elena Astanina, as well as a member of the precinct election commission, Olga Demyanenko, as a result of a terrorist attack on a passenger bus in the Kherson region,” - Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik.
As the diplomat added, an aircraft-type UAV hit a residential building in the village of Lyubimovka, Zaporozhye region. The chairman of the precinct election commission, Victoria Maksimova, and her husband were injured, and their minor son was injured.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Increase in the number of attacks on civilian infrastructure in the southern regions of Ukraine
Likely · Within weeks
International condemnation of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from pro-Russian countries
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- Who exactly carried out the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attacks on these targets?
- Is there evidence of the involvement of the Ukrainian military in these strikes?
- What measures are being taken to protect election officials in frontline areas?
