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20.09.2026

20:39
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, police detained an election observer and a member of the electoral commission.
20:20
Republic of Tatarstan

In Tatarstan, two observers from Yabloko were taken to the police station.
20:02
Saint Petersburg

The court has rejected the administrative lawsuit filed by three observers against the Territorial Election Commission (TIK).
19:48
Moscow Oblast

An election observer in Pushkino, a town near Moscow, faced threats and abuse.
19:35
Moscow

They are refusing to provide paper ballots, citing “system failures” and threatening people with liability. What’s going on?
19:33
Republic of Tatarstan

In Kazan, a major city on the Volga River, an observer from Yabloko was attacked.
19:32
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, a court has suspended Kristina Datsenko from her role at the election commission.
19:23
Republic of Bashkortostan

In Ufa, an observer was found guilty of disobeying the police
19:15
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, more than a dozen members of election commissions have been suspended by court order.
19:04
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, the court removed an observer from the polling station.
18:04
Chelyabinsk Oblast

In Chelyabinsk, a major city in the Urals, the press secretary of the Yabloko party headquarters was held at the police station for three hours.
17:46
Moscow

In Moscow, observers are reporting pressure and threats
17:37
Moscow

Candidate Yulia Kuznetsova has made contact in Moscow.
16:38
Sverdlovsk Oblast

In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, police confiscated an apple at a polling station.
16:24
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, an independent member was removed from Precinct Election Commission 115.
16:17
Udmurt Republic

In Izhevsk, a major city in the Udmurt Republic, observers from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) were taken to the police station.
15:52
Moscow Oblast

In Moscow Oblast, observers and members of election commissions are being removed from polling stations by court order.
15:37
Saint Petersburg

A St Petersburg court has suspended an election observer from their duties at the polling station.
15:33
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, a young woman has been detained on suspicion of setting police cars on fire.
15:27
Chelyabinsk Oblast

Law enforcement officers in Chelyabinsk detained a member of the Yabloko party who wrote “Peace to the world” on the pavement.
15:20
Republic of Tatarstan

An anonymous Telegram channel threatened those who would bring apples to the elections.
15:18
Moscow Oblast

There have been numerous reports of violations during the elections in Dolgoprudny, a town near Moscow.
14:54
Novosibirsk Oblast

A State Duma candidate has reported election violations in Novosibirsk Oblast in Siberia
14:01
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, election observers recorded the movement of seals on the ballot storage cabinet.
13:58
Moscow

Security forces restricted access for voters at one of the polling stations in Moscow.
13:55
Republic of Buryatia

A State Duma deputy from Buryatia has reported irregularities during the elections.
13:48
Moscow

A school teacher in Moscow has spoken about being pressured during the elections
12:34
Pskov Oblast

Violations during the elections have been recorded in Pskov Region, north-western Russia.
12:22
Chelyabinsk Oblast

In Chelyabinsk, a large industrial city in the Urals, the secretary of the Dawn party organisation has been detained.
12:12
Republic of Bashkortostan

In Ufa, the Communist Party (KPRF) has withdrawn 24 observers
11:27
Novosibirsk Oblast

In Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, police detained a local resident near a polling station for holding a placard.
10:57
Perm Krai

In Perm, a major city in the Urals, an observer from the New People party has been detained.
10:55
Republic of Buryatia

In Buryatia, a region in eastern Siberia, unknown individuals punctured the tyres of a car belonging to a Communist Party (CPRF) election observer.
10:51
Republic of Bashkortostan

In Ufa, police detained two recalled CPRF observers after they refused to leave the polling station.
10:41
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, members of the electoral commission were taken to the police following a complaint from the district head.
10:38
Saint Petersburg

In St Petersburg, a member of the precinct election commission threatened the team of the Yabloko party candidate.
10:30
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

In Nizhny Novgorod, a major city on the Volga River, pressure was put on an election observer at a polling station.

19.09.2026