Polling stations in Sochi reopen after UAV attack threat ends
Russian election officials in the Black Sea resort city temporarily closed voting sites following an uncrewed aircraft threat.
Polling stations in Sochi reopened after an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) attack threat was resolved, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The threat remained in effect from 9:20 a.m. to 11:03 a.m. Moscow time on the day of the incident.
The temporary closure affected voting operations in the city during what Russian officials indicated was an ongoing election period, though specific details about the election or security response were not provided in the available reporting.
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- Polling stations in Sochi reopen after UAV attack threat ends — TASS (Russia)
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