Overview

• The Central Election Commission reported about 230 cyberattacks on its portal and remote voting infrastructure, logged 1,070 appeals with 194 alleging violations, and noted eight criminal cases largely tied to false terror threats.
• Preliminary counts show pro‑government incumbents leading broadly with no runoffs expected, including Alexander Bogomaz at 79.69% in Bryansk after 30% of protocols and Alexander Dronov at 58.53% in Novgorod after 10.13%.
• Maria Kostyuk secured the governorship of the Jewish Autonomous Region with 83.02% after 100% of protocols were processed, according to the CEC.
• Turnout varied by region, with records and highs reported such as 56.42% in Rostov, 55.41% in Leningrad, 52.18% in Kursk, 38.42% in Sverdlovsk, and 38.09% in Kostroma by evening tallies.
• Remote electronic voting operated in 24 regions alongside extraterritorial polling in Moscow, while independent media reported larger‑scale cyber incidents and temporary loss of observer access to turnout and counting data.