Russia's parliamentary election held in September 2026 was conducted in Crimea and four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson—which Russia does not fully control

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.