Overview

• Ahmed Dudaev said some voting platforms were closed after a surge for Grozny‑City and called on the Central Bank to stick to the initial terms.
• The online vote runs from October 1 to noon on October 14 with ballots accepted via VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, email and Gosuslugi.
• Preliminary figures reported by RBC at 21:00 Moscow time on October 11 showed Elbrus leading with 1,049,069 votes, ahead of Grozny‑City at 1,033,585.
• Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reposted Dudaev’s appeal and on October 10 announced a drawing of ten iPhone 17 for those who vote for Grozny‑City.
• The articles report no public response from the Central Bank to the claims, while online campaigning by supporters of both options has intensified.