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1–3 September

Russia prepares for sham elections in occupied territories of Ukraine

Russia plans to hold sham elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine from September 18 to 20, 2026. Over 300 million rubles have been allocated for this, as part of the Kremlin's attempt to gain international recognition for the elections.

In brief

  • Sham elections scheduled for September 18-20, 2026
  • Russia to spend over 300 million rubles on the elections
  • Elections to take place in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service reported on election preparations
  • Ukrainian Sociological Association urged to refrain from participating in the elections
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 5 sources
  • Big capital 1 source
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 6
75%6 items
Budget
  • Newsroom 1
13%1 item
Big capital
  • Newsroom 1
12%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

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