Driving the news: Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow and surrounding regions on Sunday, while Russians voted on the final day of parliamentary elections.
Moscow's mayor called it the biggest drone attack on the capital since the war began. Russia said it intercepted more than 1,900 drones. Officials said the strikes disrupted voting in parts of the country.
Ukraine's attacks killed two people and set an oil refinery ablaze, officials said. Russia's defence ministry accused Ukraine of trying to 'disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens' and vowed a response.
Russia also said it would 'intensify' strikes on Kyiv. A state-run pollster's exit poll showed United Russia on course to win 49.4% of the vote, about the same as in the previous election.
The big picture: the war is now moving through ballots and drones at the same time. That is bad news for ordinary people, who pay the price in security and stability.
What’s next: the fighting keeps shaping politics, and politics keeps feeding the fighting.