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19.09.2026
23:54
At polling station No. 486 in St Petersburg, a conflict broke out between the team of Yabloko candidate Svetlana Bogomazova and members of the election commission. According to the campaign headquarters, one of the commissioners threatened the campaign’s financial agent during the altercation. Head of the campaign Pavel Meleshchenko also reported obstacles for observers, refusals to accept statements, and threats to call the police.
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23:54
In Moscow, law enforcement disrupted a free concert by rapper Madk1d at the venue “Mesto Mesto” on Pokrovka Street. According to attendees, the concert was cancelled, around ten people were detained, and one of those detained reported that police had used force.
23:09
In Nizhny Novgorod, a major city on the Volga River, Vladislav, an observer from “Yabloko,” reported being pressured by a group of young people near polling station No. 2353 after he complained about irregularities, as well as discrepancies in voter turnout data. According to him, after contacting the electoral commissions and the Public Chamber, several men approached him, accused him of insulting them, and prevented him from entering the polling station for about half an hour, after which the conflict ended.
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22:09
At polling station 1452 in Lyublino, an observer was insulted and attempts were made to force her out when she insisted on her right to leave the station last, together with the commission members. She was also forbidden from filming video and was not given a copy of the daily report.
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21:44
The Moscow Regional Court upheld the decision to remove observer Anastasia Tsvetkova from polling station No. 355 after she complained about an improperly sealed ballot box. According to Tsvetkova, the box was resealed the same day, but the court refused to request footage from the polling station.
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19:37
At polling station No. 371 in Dolgoprudny, a town near Moscow, commission members led by E. A. Poletaeva restricted the observer’s filming by marking out a zone for them with tape on the floor. Previously, observers at this station had reported violations during the assembly and sealing of ballot boxes, and police escorted one of them out.
19:27
The Krasnoselsky District Court in St Petersburg has upheld the claim by Precinct Electoral Commission No. 1209 to remove Daniil Voronin from his role in the election commission. According to the case materials, Voronin violated commission procedures and failed to detect missing voter signatures when ballot papers were issued on 19 September 2026.
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19:26
In St Petersburg, at polling station 122, the chair of the commission and commission members interfered with an observer as she tried to film the voting process, snatched safe-packs out of her hands, and threatened to take away her phone. The commission claimed the woman was supposedly intoxicated and promised to issue a report against her. We have edited this news item because it originally, and incorrectly, stated that it was the commission chair’s family members who obstructed the observer.
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19:26
In the Rostov region, during the elections, Boris Miklyukov, an observer from the Yabloko party, was detained and his whereabouts were unknown for some time. Later, Miklyukov was able to contact fellow party members and reported that he was at home, but his phones remain confiscated.
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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.