
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that during the preparation for the State Duma elections, Ukrainian forces attacked 16 election commission facilities and tried to disable the region’s energy system.
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The statement was made in the context of holding elections of State Duma deputies on the territory of the DPR.
DONETSK, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Ukrainian militants attacked 16 precinct election commissions in preparation for the elections of State Duma deputies in the DPR, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
“Our voting took place under conditions of increased security risks. The Kiev regime cannot accept the fact that they failed to conquer the residents of Donbass. And they, of course, made a number of attempts to disrupt the elections... the enemy tried and attacked 16 objects where precinct election commissions were located. Moreover, this was mainly a period of preparation, but nevertheless I believe that our services worked at a very high level,” Pushilin said during the live broadcast on its page on the social network VKontakte.
He noted that during the voting, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also made repeated attempts to disable the energy system in the DPR.

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