Russia reported online attacks targeting its electoral system on the second day of parliamentary voting, according to reuters.com. The reported incidents came as polls remained open across the country
The same elections are being held in areas Russia seized from Ukraine during the war, NPR reported. That decision has drawn international criticism, though the reporting summarized here does not inclu
Voting is also proceeding without a genuine opposition presence, according to CNN, which described empty podiums, incentives tied to electronic voting, and the absence of opposition candidates as Russ
The New York Times reported that the Kremlin placed a large number of veterans on the ballot, raising the question of whether that strategy could produce unintended consequences.
Taken together, the coverage points to an election whose result is not in doubt, held under wartime conditions and in territory whose status is disputed. The reported cyberattacks add a further elemen
What to watch next: whether Russian authorities release more details about the online attacks, and how the results from the seized Ukrainian areas are received internationally.
Russian officials reported cyberattacks on the electoral system as voting continued in parliamentary elections that also