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Attacks foiled as voting starts

russian presidential election

AS Millions of Russians headed to the polls yesterday to elect a president, Moscow said it had repelled all attempts by pro-Ukrainian fighters to capture territory in its border regions, following an increase in attacks this week.

Pro-Ukrainian militias – made up of Russians who oppose the Kremlin and have taken up arms for Kyiv – launched a wave of guerilla-style attacks, claiming to have seized the village of Tyotkino in the Kursk region in Russia.

“Control over the village has been fully

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