Claims that “terrorist activities are increasing to beg for support from the West”
[상트페테르부르크=AP/뉴시스] On the 15th (local time), a Russian soldier walks out to the ballot box after marking the presidential election at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia. Voting for the Russian presidential election, in which President Vladimir Putin is certain to be re-elected, will continue for three days starting on the 15th. 2024.03.15.
[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Kim Nan-young = Russia, which is holding a presidential election, claimed to have attacked a polling place in Ukraine.
According to British media Sky News, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 16th (local time) that a polling station in the Zaporizhia region, which it controls, was attacked by a Ukrainian shell.
Russia claimed that the attack was carried out using drones. In addition, it was said that Ukraine was increasing its ‘terrorist activities’ in an attempt to attract Western aid and weapons support during the presidential election period.
“The corrupt Ukrainian regime is intensifying its terrorist activities in connection with Russia’s presidential elections,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “It is begging for more financial support and lethal weapons.”
However, Sky News reported that the statement did not mention the number of casualties due to the Zaporizh attack. In addition, he added that he could not independently confirm the details of the attack.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, is now entering its 25th month. While aid from the West, including the United States, is less than before, some are defining this war as a ‘quantity war.’
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin ran as an independent in this election. If President Putin wins this election, his term will be extended until 2030.
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