RT News - March 16 2024 (09:00 MSK)

President Putin vows to retaliate, after Kiev's forces strike polling stations in the Kherson region. It comes as the Russian presidential election is in full swing. One of the regions taking part is Crimea, where people chose to reunite with Russia a decade ago. It's the second time they've been able to have their say in the presidential vote. The Israeli Prime Minister greenlights an IDF plan for a ground operation in the densely populated Gazan city of Rafah. But even a former Israeli intelligence official questions, whether his country's actions are any different from those of the people they're fighting.