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19.09.2026
19:22
The Vyborg District Court has suspended Ilya Vedernikov, a member of the election commission representing the Yabloko party, from his duties following a lawsuit by Polling Station Commission No. 357. According to the court, the reason was obstruction of the commission’s work, including absence from the polling station, filming, and refusal to provide information during the vote count.
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19:08
Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) candidate Aleksandr Filippov reported pressure and violations during the elections in Chuvashia, submitting complaints to the electoral commissions, the prosecutor’s office and the Central Election Commission. According to him, local officials and members of electoral commissions campaigned against him and threatened local residents and observers.
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18:45
At polling station No. 454 in Vladimir, a city east of Moscow, a police officer and a National Guard employee are monitoring a “Yabloko” observer and threatening to remove him from the station. Members of the commission tried to ban the observer from filming, claiming that media accreditation was required.
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18:19
Maria Prusakova, a candidate for the State Duma from the Communist Party (KPRF), has reported that the Altai Krai Election Commission has accused her of violating election laws due to her report on parliamentary activities, which could be grounds for her disqualification from the election. According to Prusakova, she is also experiencing pressure in the form of spam calls and messages. Earlier, she appealed to the Central Election Commission, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Investigative Committee, asking them to investigate reports of coercion to participate in remote electronic voting in Altai Krai, a region in southern Siberia.
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17:14
The head of the Territorial Electoral Commission, Natalia Vaitsehovich, has stated that a lawsuit will be filed in court seeking the removal of Daniil Voronin, the Yabloko representative on Precinct Electoral Commission No. 1209. Earlier, Voronin and other commission members had complained about violations during the packaging of ballot papers and being forcibly removed from the polling station.
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16:58
In Karachay-Cherkessia, a region in the North Caucasus, a court has fined a 20-year-old IT specialist, Imran T., 10,000 roubles (approximately US$115) under the article on inciting hatred (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The reason was his comments in MMA chat groups about the “Russian occupation” of the Caucasus and his statements about Russians.
16:34
In St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, observers and commission members reported numerous violations during the elections, including discrepancies in turnout, issues with mobile voting, ballot storage, and restrictions on observers. According to Yabloko and the Communist Party (KPRF), at some polling stations the number of voters recorded in official documents differs from the figures in the system, and ballots may have been added to safe-packs and ballot boxes.
15:29
The team of State Duma candidate Yuliya Kuznetsova has stated that she is still in danger and has published an analysis of a video explaining her disappearance. In their view, the video was not recorded voluntarily: the metadata and technical parameters of the video do not match Kuznetsova’s usual posts, and her phones remain disconnected.
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15:26
Jemali Gogoli, a member of the “Yuzhnaya” Territorial Election Commission, has been sentenced to 10 days’ arrest in Novorossiysk, a major port city on the Black Sea. The Communist Party (KPRF) believes that the case is linked to his stance on defending fair elections and sees what is happening as pressure on election observers.
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15:08
At polling station No. 1815 in Tobolsk, a city in Western Siberia, police with dogs inspected the premises following complaints about the conduct of election observers. Police threatened to remove one observer from the station and gave an ultimatum to another. Earlier, a campaign leaflet for the United Russia party had been spotted at this polling station.
14:10
In Moscow, at polling station 2748 on Vernadsky Avenue, police handcuffed one of the participants in the alleged ‘carousel’ voting. Independent commission members reported suspicious lists and contacted law enforcement.
14:10
In St Petersburg, an observer from the Yabloko party is being held at police station No. 86. A police report has been filed against them under the article on disobeying a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences). At polling station No. 1919, they were accused of intending to disrupt the election, which led to a confrontation with the police.
13:23
In the Lipetsk region, the chair of the Territorial Election Commission tried to restrict the work of a commission member representing the Communist Party (KPRF), refusing to count 10 hours of their work and demanding that they follow only her instructions. The Lipetsk regional committee of the Communist Party lost access to election video surveillance after their internet provider disconnected their service.
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12:43
In the Primorsky district of St Petersburg, a polling observer representing State Duma candidate Olga Yurkevich was reportedly detained. According to lawyer Anton Kostik, the observer was taken to the police under the article on disobeying a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code), and their whereabouts are currently unknown.
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11:59
In Dolgoprudny, a town near Moscow, Marina Malikova, the chair of the precinct election commission, refused to admit an observer and a journalist to polling station No. 651, stating that they were not registered in Moscow Oblast and did not have the right to vote at this station. Malikova was recording the incident on her phone and accused members of the press and oversight bodies of exerting pressure, physical impact and threats.
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11:16
Ilya Yashin cancelled his trip to Armenia after receiving a warning of a possible physical threat. The politician shared this on his Telegram channel.
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10:58
In Moscow, rare book seller Dmitry Sh. was fined 200,000 roubles (approximately US$2,200) for attempting to sell Arkady Babchenko’s book “Alkhan-Yurt” without indicating the “foreign agent” status. According to the Ministry of Justice, the publication did not have a notice of the status, and the protocol was issued under Part 42 of Article 19.5 of the Administrative Code.
10:58
In Dolgoprudny, the chair of polling station commission No. 365 did not allow an observer representing Yabloko candidate Maksim Vladimirov and a journalist into the polling station, stating that they were “nobody.” The observer’s complaint was not accepted, and other commission members and observers were asked to “let people enter in peace.”
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10:44
In Dolgoprudny, at polling station No. 367, a security guard and a police officer prevented commission member Ivan Rublikov from entering the voting premises, demanding permission from the chairperson. At polling station No. 365, an accredited journalist and an observer were not allowed in.
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10:41
The chair of the commission at polling station No. 3101 has filed a complaint with the police against an observer from the New People party, alleging that they were moving around the station and filming from an unauthorised location. The police are currently questioning the observer.
Earlier, 73 extra voters appeared at this station, and the chair of the commission was unable to explain their presence.
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