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System disruptions halt paper ballot distribution in Moscow during State Duma voting

Polling stations across Moscow have stopped issuing paper ballots due to a reported system disruption on the third day of State Duma elections. Police detentions of election observers were also reported in other regions. The full cause and duration of the technical failure remain unresolved.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
8 differing positions reported on attribution across 8 publishers; unresolved.
  • meduzaполиция
  • telegramчитатели Ateo Breaking
  • ovdSecurity forces
  • istoriesсиловики
  • theinsИзбиратели
  • rfi俄罗斯
  • paperpaperЭлла Памфилова
  • sotavision-worldПамфилова
3 differing positions reported on location across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • meduzaМоскве
  • telegramВ Москве
  • istoriesМоскве
  • ovdMoscow
  • theinsМоскве
  • agentstvoМоскве
  • semnasemв четырех регионах
4 differing positions reported on timing across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • meduzaТретий день
  • telegramоколо 45 минут
  • agentstvo2022
  • semnasemНочной
2 differing positions reported on status across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • meduzaперестали
  • telegramпроизошёл
  • istoriesпроизошел
  • ovdrestricted
  • theinsсообщают
  • agentstvoвыстроились
  • rfi谴责
  • paperpaperзаявила
  • semnasemсопровождался
  • sotavision-worldзафиксировали
WhereMoscow
55.752, 37.618 ±10 km
First reported35 days ago
Published2026-09-20 12:18 UTC
Sources10
How this travelled.
Reports39Independent tellings10
10 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. System disruptions halt paper ballot distribution in Moscow during State Duma voting. 2026-09-20T12:18:30.099Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2972. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-20/internet-disruption-moscow-fe86b372

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