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21.09.2026
12:34
In the Mozhaysky district of Moscow, 18-year-old election observer Danila Litvinov was detained at polling station 2661. He was taken to the police station and held overnight, with a report filed against him for petty hooliganism (Part 1, Article 20.1 of the Administrative Offences Code).
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12:24
Aleksei Ogloblin was summoned for questioning because of a complaint from the chairwoman of the electoral commission. According to Ogloblin, she hindered his work as an observer at polling station No. 3403 and filed a complaint against him for his “unwarranted interest in the elections.”
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12:23
Maksim Lavrentyev, convicted in the “Kemerovo bloggers” case, has been released after serving his sentence. He was sentenced to 9 years in a penal colony in August 2024 on charges of hooliganism, inflicting bodily harm, and inciting hatred or enmity towards law enforcement officers.
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RusNews
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12:23
On 17 September, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Olga Denisova, a resident of the village of Urzuf, to five years in a settlement colony for assisting “Azov.” According to the prosecution, she worked for about a month as a laundress in a military unit that was later named “Azov.”
Persons
12:19
The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, stated that fifteen observers from Yabloko, the Communist Party, A Just Russia, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia were removed from polling stations for violating regulations and filming outside permitted areas. According to Pamfilova, 17 members of election commissions were also dismissed from the elections, including representatives from Yabloko, A Just Russia, New People, and the Communist Party.
11:35
On 28 August, Aleksandr Skobov was fined 2,000 rubles (approximately US$22) under the article on displaying extremist symbols for saying the phrase “Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes!” at a disciplinary commission in prison. According to his support group, neither Skobov nor his lawyer were notified about the case being opened or the date of the hearing; he only found out about the fine after receiving the official ruling.
Persons
11:22
Yabloko candidate Anastasia Kizyukova reported that on the night of 21 September, polling station No. 986 at school No. 147 in St Petersburg was evacuated due to a bomb threat. According to her, officers from the Russian National Guard inspected the building, and she was not allowed to return to the polling station.
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11:21
In Stavropol Krai, a criminal case has been opened against an 18-year-old woman under the article on public justification of terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, on 7 January she posted a video on Telegram which is alleged to justify violent terrorist actions.
11:10
In Yekaterinburg, observers at the elections were told that they had to leave the polling stations before the vote count, citing an “order from above,” and some were detained until morning. According to the observers, they were threatened with not being paid and with problems at university, and in certain constituencies the vote count only began at night due to issues with the electronic voter register.
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RusNews
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10:38
At polling station 122 in St Petersburg, an independent commission member was not allowed to check turnout figures using the voter lists, despite her demand to do so and her rights under the law. Meanwhile, staff from the territorial election commission approved the refusal, and an observer was threatened with force and arrest for filming.
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RusNews
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10:29
A 35-year-old resident of Chita, a major city in Eastern Siberia, has been detained on suspicion of inciting violence against supporters of the “special military operation” and justifying the activities of an organisation designated as terrorist. Criminal cases have been opened against them under the articles on inciting hatred (section “b,” part 1, article 282 of the Criminal Code) and public justification of terrorism (part 2, article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).
10:12
The FSB has reported the detention of a resident of Donetsk who, according to the agency, was planning to blow up a polling station during the State Duma elections. According to law enforcement, the man received explosives from Ukrainian handlers and was supposed to plant a bomb in a car near the polling station.
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Baza
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09:43
Bogdan Bukharin, a 16-year-old administrator of anti-war Telegram channels in the Urals, left Russia in June 2026 after being detained twice, beaten by a police officer in his flat, and issued a citation for displaying banned symbols. He said that he was subjected to pressure both at school and by the police, and after the second detention he decided to leave for Armenia, fearing further persecution.
Persons
08:48
At polling station 2752 on Vernadsky Avenue, the deputy chair struck an independent female commission member with voting rights while she was filming the vote count. The police were called on the young woman, she showed them the video and then went to file a complaint. Earlier, the chair had also shouted at her and threatened her with the police when she asked to see the applications for home voting.
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RusNews
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03:01
At polling station 64-19 in Krasnodar, a major city in southern Russia, an observer was refused a copy of the protocol until it was ‘approved by higher authorities.’ After the vote count was completed, the observer was told they should leave if they were not satisfied with the situation.
01:21
The Vasileostrovsky District Court of St Petersburg has rejected a claim filed by Precinct Electoral Commission No. 115 against Valery Mishurinsky, seeking his removal from the commission. According to the claimant, Mishurinsky allegedly attempted to steal a seal and used force against the deputy chair, but the court did not find sufficient evidence to support these allegations.
Persons
20.09.2026
23:44
In Tatarstan, Azat Shaekhov, an observer from Yabloko, was taken to the police following a conflict with another observer and was then not allowed back into polling station No. 135. In Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, police also detained a Yabloko observer at another polling station, and another person was removed for filming on their phone.
Persons
23:28
A poll watcher was removed from polling station 405 for filming from their seat. By law, only a court can remove a poll watcher; the commission does not have the authority to do so.
23:12
The Primorsky District Court of St Petersburg upheld the precinct election commission’s claim against Alisa Belyaeva and ordered her immediate removal from work at the polling station. According to case materials, Belyaeva was taking photos and videos inside the polling station despite warnings.
Persons
22:36
At polling station 2816, observers were initially allowed to approach the table, but later forbidden, with officials citing instructions received by phone. According to the observers, they were also prohibited from filming video, kept away from the safes and not allowed to sign the seals, after which one of them lodged a complaint with the Territorial Election Commission and the prosecutor’s office.
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