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17–24 September

Russia opens elections for State Duma

  • Earliest collected report:ТСН

On September 18, 2026, Russia began a three-day election for the State Duma. The Kremlin aims to use these elections to demonstrate support for the war against Ukraine, involving votes from occupied territories and sidelining opposition forces.

In brief

  • Elections take place from September 18 to 20
  • First polling stations opened in Kamchatka and Chukotka
  • These are the first elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
  • The Kremlin plans to use the results to support the war
  • Voting is also organized in occupied territories of Ukraine
Covered by 6 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 13 sources
  • Big capital 5 sources
  • Readers and grants 2 sources
  • Undisclosed 3 sources

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Big capital
  • Newsroom 17
38%17 items
Media business
  • Newsroom 15
  • Commentary 1
35%16 items
Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 5
11%5 items
Public money
  • Newsroom 3
7%3 items
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 3
7%3 items
Budget
  • Newsroom 1
2%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 1
  • country 22
  • world 0
  • not classified 2
Channels
  • Websites 20
  • Telegram 2
  • TV and radio 16
  • Agencies 6
  • Weeklies and analysis 1

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