https://vatnik.org/news/5407978-a-candidate-vanished-during-votingVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:47.000ZThe campaign team of Greens candidate Yulia Kuznetsova said she is being held in an unknown... https://vatnik.org/news/5407977-turnout-came-with-its-scriptVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:47.000ZPro-government observers have reported en masse on “high activity” at polling stations... https://vatnik.org/news/5407976-voting-broke-where-control-workedVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:47.000ZPublic-sector workers are being forced to vote, while others are not being allowed to. At a Moscow precinct election commission... https://vatnik.org/news/5407975-a-forest-park-became-loyalty-decorVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:47.000ZHi everyone! This is Andrey Zatirko, and here is my first piece for Verstka — about how... https://vatnik.org/news/5406964-forgotten-links-become-jail-timeVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:44.000ZA St. Petersburg resident was jailed for 10 days over posts about a Communist Party project for monitoring elections https://vatnik.org/news/5406963-observers-learn-their-assigned-placeVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:44.000ZYou are nobody,” phone attacks, and ballot stuffing. The second day of elections https://vatnik.org/news/5406962-old-post-meets-new-banVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:44.000ZA Yabloko candidate was fined over a post with the film “Don’t Call Him Dimon” https://vatnik.org/news/5406804-bases-money-and-sanctions-in-one-packageVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:44.000ZTrump announced that he had struck an extremely profitable deal with Greenland — now... https://vatnik.org/news/5406803-sanctions-arrive-with-adjustable-deadlinesVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:44.000ZNew hellish sanctions against Russia will mainly put pressure on those who buy... https://vatnik.org/news/5406729-observer-removed-from-the-processVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZObserver for a St. Petersburg Yabloko candidate loses consciousness during detention... https://vatnik.org/news/5406728-cyberattack-reported-count-declared-fineVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZPamfilova reports a “powerful cyberattack” on Moscow’s remote electronic voting system https://vatnik.org/news/5406727-long-range-response-gets-approvedVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZZelensky: Ukraine has “approved” new operations “using long-range weapons in response to Russian strikes” https://vatnik.org/news/5406726-camera-did-not-stop-ballot-bundlesVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZState Duma deputy publishes video of ballot stuffing at a polling station in Mari El https://vatnik.org/news/5406725-a-car-became-a-drone-targetVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZFour people killed in a drone strike on a car in Sumy region https://vatnik.org/news/5406724-ballots-found-case-not-foundVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZKomi election commission denies reports of a criminal case over violations... https://vatnik.org/news/5406723-missing-candidate-suspicious-video-trailVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:43.000ZYulia Kuznetsova, the Green Party candidate for the State Duma who disappeared on Thursday, is still not... https://vatnik.org/news/5403840-turnout-filed-after-day-oneVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:36.000ZTurnout in the State Duma deputy elections after all polling stations closed on the first day of voting... https://vatnik.org/news/5403839-peace-talk-with-missile-footnotesVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:36.000ZStatements by the old man at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission: https://vatnik.org/news/5403764-a-signature-before-any-real-pressureVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:36.000ZIn memory of Sen. Lindsey Graham, 1955-2026. https://vatnik.org/news/5403149-tariffs-become-the-pressure-leverVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZTrump signed a law on “hellish sanctions” against Russia https://vatnik.org/news/5403148-air-defense-clears-the-paperworkVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZThe U.S. State Department approved the sale of air defense systems to Ukraine worth $2.7 billion https://vatnik.org/news/5403147-a-threat-canceled-the-antiwar-queueVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZIlya Yashin canceled a trip to Yerevan, where he had planned to go to a polling station. He said he had been warned of a possible “physical threat” in Armenia https://vatnik.org/news/5403146-drones-closed-a-countrys-only-airportVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZLuxembourg’s only airport suspended operations because of “unauthorized drones” https://vatnik.org/news/5403145-observers-treated-as-the-problemVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZWhat is happening in Russia’s elections https://vatnik.org/news/5403144-internet-outage-joins-the-electionVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZRussia’s Digital Development Ministry reported an attempted act of sabotage on communications networks in the Far East to disrupt the elections https://vatnik.org/news/5403143-the-office-found-its-russian-citizenVatnikORGen2026-09-19T16:17:35.000ZEarly presidential elections were held in South Ossetia. The Central Election Commission declared Marat Kambolov, a Russian citizen who worked in the Russian government, the winner 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