https://vatnik.org/news/5307479-candidate-vanishes-after-meeting-votersVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZState Duma candidate Yulia Kuznetsova (Kharchenko) disappeared after meeting voters in Sokolniki https://vatnik.org/news/5307478-voting-opens-with-observers-blockedVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZA broken flash drive, too much walking, and reports every two hours. How the elections began https://vatnik.org/news/5307477-paper-ballots-become-a-favorVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZIn Moscow, not all voters are being allowed to vote with paper ballots. Is that even legal? https://vatnik.org/news/5307476-detention-becomes-election-procedureVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZThey didn’t hit me hard, and I also managed to terrorize everyone a bit.” Rada Russkikh spoke about her detention before the elections https://vatnik.org/news/5307475-eight-years-for-one-transferVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZArtist from Rybinsk sentenced to eight years for transfers to Vyacheslav Maltsev https://vatnik.org/news/5307239-patriotism-was-left-for-other-childrenVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZWhile United Russia members fight the West and pass laws against those who left, their children study... https://vatnik.org/news/5307238-violations-arrived-before-the-vote-countVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:22:01.000ZThe State Duma elections have only just begun, and reports of violations are already coming in from the regions... https://vatnik.org/news/5306407-record-turnout-arrived-with-occupationVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZIn the “DPR,” turnout in the State Duma elections exceeded 70% on the morning of the first day of voting https://vatnik.org/news/5306406-military-image-failed-as-security-promiseVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZWhat are they preparing us for? A military governor? Eternal war?” https://vatnik.org/news/5306405-kindergarten-brought-onto-the-election-stageVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZMade to sing the anthem and dance: Russian kindergarten children were taken en masse to polling stations https://vatnik.org/news/5306404-palace-contractor-builds-the-new-russiaVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZThe general contractor for the reconstruction of Putin’s palace will build the Russia National Center in Moscow City for 80 billion rubles https://vatnik.org/news/5306403-competition-removed-through-formal-groundsVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZMore than 60 opposition candidates were removed from elections over “extremism,” document problems, and foreign shares https://vatnik.org/news/5306402-the-manual-reached-voters-by-accidentVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:59.000ZPlease involve municipal state-run public pages.” A Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug deputy published part of an election coverage manual in a voting report https://vatnik.org/news/5305539-rostov-airfield-gets-hit-againVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:57.000ZToday the Rostov airfield was attacked again. https://vatnik.org/news/5305538-a-friendly-gift-reaches-congressVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:57.000ZThe U.S. Congress decided not to miss a perfect chance to “bite Trump on the ass.” ... https://vatnik.org/news/5305399-the-draft-found-the-defenselessVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:57.000ZThe Russian state continues to mock and abuse the country’s socially vulnerable citizens... https://vatnik.org/news/5304531-temporary-management-finds-ready-assetsVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZThe Russian subsidiary of Auchan, Lemana PRO, and Nestlé have been transferred to temporary management. https://vatnik.org/news/5304530-the-registry-expands-cultural-policy-againVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZDirector Andrey Zvyagintsev has been designated a foreign agent, the Justice Ministry said. https://vatnik.org/news/5304472-elections-now-need-a-rights-hotlineVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZOVD-Info has opened a hotline for any questions related to elections in Russia https://vatnik.org/news/5304471-the-front-still-needs-documentationVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZMeduza’s military briefing: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Operation Vivaldi is developing, what is happening with the Russian Armed Forces’ offensive in central Donbas, and has Mala Tokmachka fallen? https://vatnik.org/news/5304470-a-director-becomes-a-state-threatVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZDirector Andrey Zvyagintsev has been declared a “foreign agent” https://vatnik.org/news/5304469-gas-diplomacy-without-government-powerVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:55.000ZAfD plans to hold talks with the Kremlin on bringing Russian gas back to Germany https://vatnik.org/news/5303838-war-career-comes-with-family-millionsVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:54.000ZInvestigation into Kaliningrad’s Besprozvannykh mafia: money from the war, 110 milli... https://vatnik.org/news/5303132-mobilization-denials-come-with-exit-plansVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZOfficials in Russia, fearing mobilization, are moving assets abroad and urging loved ones to leave the country, Bloomberg says https://vatnik.org/news/5303131-paper-ballots-became-a-requestVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZIn Moscow, not everyone who wants to vote with paper ballots is being given them. A lawyer calls this illegal https://vatnik.org/news/5303130-messenger-sees-more-than-neededVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZThe Max messenger can see Gosuslugi keys and take screenshots of embedded banking apps https://vatnik.org/news/5303129-sanctions-keep-the-name-drop-locksVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZThe EU is proposing to keep Usmanov on the sanctions list but unfreeze his assets and lift the entry ban https://vatnik.org/news/5303128-opposition-removed-before-the-voteVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZSixty-four opposition candidates have been removed from State Duma and legislative assembly elections, Verstka reports https://vatnik.org/news/5303127-awards-do-not-beat-the-registerVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZDirector Andrey Zvyagintsev has been designated a “foreign agent” https://vatnik.org/news/5303126-asylum-ended-at-the-riverbankVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZA Russian man who swam from Kaliningrad Region to Lithuania seeking asylum was returned to Russia https://vatnik.org/news/5303125-strike-hits-a-railway-officeVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZSeven people were injured in strikes on the Ukrainian Railways building in Odesa https://vatnik.org/news/5303124-observers-stopped-before-the-ballot-boxesVatnikORGen2026-09-18T16:21:52.000ZMore than a thousand observers from the Communist Party and Yabloko were not allowed into polling stations https://vatnik.org/news/5196579-missile-shield-becomes-the-targetVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZUkraine Destroyed Two S-400 Launchers in Bryansk Region and Damaged Another One... https://vatnik.org/news/5196247-insurance-arrived-in-tiny-paymentsVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZOzon Sellers Complained About Low Insurance Payments for Destroyed Goods https://vatnik.org/news/5196246-observation-left-to-friendly-eyesVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZIn Voronezh, Several Hundred Observers from the Parliamentary Opposition Were Barred from the Election over “Flaws in the Documents” https://vatnik.org/news/5196245-achievements-get-funded-while-schools-waitVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZRussian Authorities Will Spend More Than 160 Billion Rubles on Exhibitions of Achievements from Vladimir Putin’s Era https://vatnik.org/news/5196244-election-software-counts-past-one-hundredVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZHow GAS “Vybory” 2.0 Works — the New System Being Used for Russia’s Federal Elections for the First Time https://vatnik.org/news/5196243-a-showcase-with-a-data-gateVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:47.000ZA Country That Does Not Exist. How the Kremlin Spends Billions on the Scenery of Putin’s Russia, Where You Cannot Walk in off the Street https://vatnik.org/news/5195348-a-champion-leaves-a-duma-recordVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:44.000ZTwo-time Olympic biathlon champion Sergey Chepikov has died https://vatnik.org/news/5195347-drone-falls-near-the-polish-borderVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:44.000ZA Russian drone exploded near the border with Poland https://vatnik.org/news/5195346-election-system-updated-with-vulnerabilitiesVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:44.000ZThis year, Russia’s Central Election Commission switched to an updated GAS Vybory platform. It has vulnerabilities that make it possible to influence voting results https://vatnik.org/news/5195345-scientists-caught-by-an-archived-signatureVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:44.000ZThe FSB is once again summoning scientists who signed an anti-war letter for questioning. And the heads of universities and research institutes are refusing to renew their contracts https://vatnik.org/news/5195344-inheritance-gets-checked-after-the-funeralVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:44.000ZSeizing assets in corruption cases from heirs is lawful, Russia’s prosecutor general says https://vatnik.org/news/5194188-extremism-plan-surfaced-on-a-school-siteVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:42.000ZMeduza Found the Authorities’ Plan to Fight Extremism. What’s Inside? https://vatnik.org/news/5194187-rostov-airfield-learns-its-address-againVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:42.000ZRostov-on-Don and Yaroslavl under attack. Apparently an oil refinery and an airbase/militar... https://vatnik.org/news/5193996-new-region-same-recruitment-trapVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:42.000ZPublic outcry and opposition from donor-country governments are forcing Russia to expand the geography of its recruitment of “cannon fodder” for the war against Ukraine https://vatnik.org/news/5193995-the-report-captured-the-cityVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:41.000ZGrozny” always told the truth at every meeting. He was a real officer who... https://vatnik.org/news/5193170-observer-removed-from-precinct-without-explanationVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZIn Rostov Region, men in balaclavas took a Yabloko observer away from a polling station https://vatnik.org/news/5193169-an-arrest-waiting-for-detentionVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZFormer communications minister suspected of organizing a financial pyramid arrested in absentia https://vatnik.org/news/5193168-student-visas-went-to-the-factoryVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZUp to 25,000 North Korean workers may be involved in drone production in Tatarstan https://vatnik.org/news/5193167-pharmacies-prepare-for-election-daysVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZSales of brilliant green and iodine to be restricted in Tyumen during elections https://vatnik.org/news/5193166-candidates-cut-before-the-voteVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZOne in four Yabloko candidates removed from State Duma elections https://vatnik.org/news/5193165-civilians-returned-through-a-checkpointVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZRussia and Ukraine exchange civilians https://vatnik.org/news/5193164-hard-sanctions-with-a-soft-handleVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZTrump intends to sign a bill imposing harsh sanctions against Russia, WSJ and FT report https://vatnik.org/news/5193163-a-detention-without-place-or-reasonVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZA 19-year-old Yabloko campaigner detained in Moscow https://vatnik.org/news/5193162-corruption-became-a-full-time-government-jobVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZMore than 60,000 officials convicted of corruption in Russia over five years https://vatnik.org/news/5193118-power-plant-defense-lands-on-billsVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZIt was proposed that Russians pay for protecting power plants from UAVs https://vatnik.org/news/5193117-voting-prepared-for-outages-and-deepfakesVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZPamfilova made several statements ahead of the elections: https://vatnik.org/news/5193116-bodies-exchanged-while-war-continuesVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZRussia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers. https://vatnik.org/news/5193115-no-bear-found-phone-seizedVatnikORGen2026-09-17T16:19:39.000ZIn Zabaykalsky Krai, a woman had her smartphone confiscated and was fined 30,000 rubles over an AI-generated photo of a bear