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Analysis of voting irregularities in Moscow's 2026 elections reveals fraud, honest counts, and challenges for opposition parties.

## Key Takeaways

- Electoral fraud was widespread but not universal; some polling stations counted votes honestly.
- Opposition parties like Yabloko have significant urban support despite systemic suppression.
- Electronic voting was vulnerable to hacking, causing voters to demand paper ballots.
- The official results do not reflect the true voter preferences in many districts.
- Effective election monitoring and voter mobilization are crucial to challenging the ruling party's dominance.

## What the video covers

- The video covers the 2026 elections in Moscow's Shchukino district, highlighting long lines for paper ballots amid hacker attacks on the electronic voting system.
- Voters demanded paper ballots despite system freezes, and some polling stations counted votes honestly while others were fully controlled and rigged.
- Yabloko's candidate won many polling stations fairly, while United Russia's candidate was favored in manipulated stations.
- The video exposes electoral fraud tactics, including zero invalid ballots and suspiciously high percentages for government-backed candidates.
- Anomalies and honest counts are documented on the iditena.org website, which tracks polling station results and irregularities.
- Despite obstacles like media blackouts and campaign restrictions, opposition parties showed significant support in major cities.
- The Central Election Commission inadvertently split voters into electronic and paper ballot streams, revealing clear support for opposition among paper voters.
- No unauthorized candidates won seats due to systemic suppression, but honest counts revealed a substantial opposition base.
- The video discusses the difficulty of mobilizing voters to overcome fraud and the potential for opposition parties to form a caucus with higher turnout.
- Physical confrontations and observer interventions at polling stations highlight ongoing election monitoring challenges.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction: Voting in Shchukino District
2. 00:48 Hacker Attacks and Demand for Paper Ballots
3. 01:33 Election Results and Spoiler Candidates
4. 02:16 Accessing Detailed Polling Station Results
5. 02:52 Guide to Bypassing Internet Restrictions
6. 03:31 Controlled Commissions and Rigged Results
7. 04:22 Extreme Cases of Electoral Fraud
8. 05:07 Challenges for Opposition Campaigning
9. 05:36 Voter Splitting and Opposition Support
10. 07:16 Election Fraud Impact and Opposition Prospects

Answers

## Questions about this video

Why were voters demanding paper ballots during the 2026 Moscow elections?

Voters demanded paper ballots because the electronic voting system was under hacker attack and kept freezing, causing distrust in e-voting reliability.

How did electoral fraud manifest at some polling stations?

Fraud included fully controlled commissions submitting fabricated tally sheets, zero invalid ballots, and suspiciously high vote percentages for government-backed candidates.

What role did election observers play during the vote count?

Observers helped ensure votes were counted honestly, sometimes preventing fraud through their presence, but faced physical confrontations and hostility from rigging agents.

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00:00

Speaker A

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Moscow. This is Shchukino, the district where I once lived and was elected as a municipal legislator.

00:09

Speaker A

A line has formed outside Polling Station No. 3123: students, parents with children, and many retirees.

00:17

Speaker A

Some have been waiting for an hour, others for two. People are being urged to skip the line and vote on an electronic voting terminal.

00:25

Speaker A

Only a handful agree. Most demand a paper ballot. — Hackers have attacked the voting system. — Please give us paper ballots.

00:43

Speaker A

— To register you in the system and issue you a ballot, you have to be in the system, right?

00:48

Speaker A

— Yes. — The system is under attack by hackers and keeps freezing. — Give us paper ballots! — Then how is e-voting still working?

00:56

Speaker A

The election commission members offer a very strange explanation. Some hackers had supposedly broken into the system used to issue paper ballots, while e-voting remained available to anyone who wanted it.

01:07

Speaker A

But the people stand their ground. After a long wait, they are finally allowed to vote on paper.

01:14

Speaker A

If by this point you have become angry with the commission members, do not rush to judgment.

01:19

Speaker A

That evening, they opened the ballot boxes—and counted the votes honestly. Yabloko’s candidate in the single-member race, Yevgeny Biktuganov, won here by a landslide with almost 42% of the vote.

01:33

Speaker A

He was followed by the Communist Party’s Alexander Ishchenko with 17%. He might have received 20%, but the missing points were siphoned off by his namesake, Alexander Ishchuk, a spoiler candidate from Communists of Russia.

01:45

Speaker A

United Russia’s Eduard Kazymov, a war veteran decorated with two Gold Stars—Hero of Russia and Hero of the DPR—only came third.

01:53

Speaker A

Tushino Single-Member District No. 205, which includes my neighborhood of Shchukino, had 92 polling stations.

02:00

Speaker A

The Yabloko candidate won at least 36 of them. At 20 of those 36 stations, the United Russia candidate did not even come second.

02:09

Speaker A

It was a complete rout for the government-backed candidate. Visit my iditena.org website using the link in the description.

02:16

Speaker A

There, you can see the single-member results in your district and at the particular polling station where you voted.

02:24

Speaker A

In Veliky Ustyug, for example—the hometown of Ded Moroz, Russia’s Father Christmas—there is a polling station in a city school where the Yabloko candidate won.

02:33

Speaker A

If your polling station is not listed yet, it soon will be. The website also has a section showing anomalies that would be unlikely—or entirely impossible—under an honest count.

02:42

Speaker A

Today, we will discuss the fraud, our chances, and the number of people who support us.

02:48

Speaker A

Before we begin, another reminder: the description also has a link to our guide to bypassing internet restrictions in Russia.

02:52

Speaker A

It includes instructions for setting up your own VPN server, for example, so you will not have to depend on VPN providers or hand over your logs to them.

02:57

Speaker A

Our Party! Back to the Tushino single-member district. In the end, they still managed to engineer a State Duma seat for the United Russia candidate.

03:09

Speaker A

They did it thanks to polling stations such as No. 2956, located in School No. 1538.

03:16

Speaker A

Kazymov was credited with 84% there, while the Yabloko candidate received 17.5 times fewer votes.

03:24

Speaker A

There were exactly zero invalid ballots, even though every station normally has at least a few.

03:31

Speaker A

And notice that all the “other candidates” received just 24 ballots between them. The explanation is simple: this polling station apparently had a fully controlled commission that filled its final tally sheet with figures handed down from above rather than the votes that were actually in the ballot boxes.

03:47

Speaker A

Another school stands just 700 meters away. There, a commission member apparently resisted the pressure and refused to rig the count.

03:56

Speaker A

Or perhaps an independent observer was present. Or perhaps the entire commission was honest. Either way, the United Russia candidate only came third, behind the Yabloko candidate and the Communist.

04:06

Speaker A

Candidates from all the other parties received a combined 255 votes. There were 22 invalid ballots.

04:12

Speaker A

Everything fell within a normal statistical range. Unfortunately, Russia has electoral districts where not a single normal polling station can be found.

04:22

Speaker A

Saratov, for example, has been turned into a miniature North Korea, with Vyacheslav Volodin receiving 99% of the vote on a turnout of 99%.

04:33

Speaker A

But other districts have at least one honest commission. That is how we know how people actually voted.

04:42

Speaker A

In Moscow and St. Petersburg alone, an honest count could have given us at least seven State Duma MPs—and perhaps as many as 20.

04:51

Speaker A

Some races would have been neck and neck, with an unpredictable outcome. But seven seats were virtually guaranteed.

04:57

Speaker A

And that is only Moscow and St. Petersburg. Our chances of turning this virtual party into a real one and actually forming a State Duma caucus were, of course, vanishingly small.

05:07

Speaker A

For that to happen, we would have needed to bring around 60% of Russian voters to the polling stations.

05:13

Speaker A

Only then would it have been impossible to rewrite the results. But mobilizing 60% of eligible voters would mean being a new ruling party—a second United Russia.

05:25

Speaker A

A couple of YouTube channels broadcasting from abroad cannot possibly deliver that kind of turnout.

05:30

Speaker A

I cannot open a campaign account in Russia now, set up campaign offices, recruit volunteers, hire canvassers, print leaflets, or put up street billboards.

05:41

Speaker A

When I could do all that, Yabloko’s party list in the Tomsk district where we ran our campaign received 32%, while its single-member candidate won the district.

05:50

Speaker A

And I certainly cannot run political advertising on national television. They did not allow us to do that even in the comparatively mild period when we were still working in Russia.

05:59

Speaker A

Nevertheless, we have seen that our virtual party, whose only resources are blocked media outlets, already has a large base of support.

06:09

Speaker A

Once formally registered, it would clear the threshold for the State Duma and the regional legislatures on its first attempt.

06:15

Speaker A

That includes the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, where an honest count would already give us roughly half the seats.

06:23

Speaker A

With a normal, unhindered campaign, it would give us a majority. In Moscow, parts of the Moscow Region, and elsewhere, the Central Election Commission of Russia itself became our unwitting ally.

06:36

Speaker A

It split voters at polling stations into separate streams: those willing to vote on an electronic terminal, and those who spent two, three, or even eight hours waiting just to receive a paper ballot.

06:48

Speaker A

Those who voted electronically could have chosen anyone; they were not necessarily voting for the government.

06:53

Speaker A

But the people who stood for hours waiting for a paper ballot were clearly not doing it to support United Russia.

07:00

Speaker A

Those who spent hours in line on Sept. 20, the final day of voting, were our supporters—and they got to see one another.

07:08

Speaker A

At these so-called “elections,” we failed to affect the official result. Not a single candidate who had not been approved in advance won a State Duma seat.

07:16

Speaker A

No Yabloko candidates, unauthorized Communists, New People candidates, or Greens were allowed through. The authorities did everything possible to stop them.

07:24

Speaker A

But we did the most important thing: we tried to act on a tiny chance of success.

07:30

Speaker A

In Russia’s largest cities, the vote at least sent a clear signal. We saw how many of us there are—not only from the lines, but also from the results at polling stations where local schoolteachers simply refused to cave.

07:42

Speaker A

They counted everything honestly, entered the real figures on the tally sheets, and sent them to the CEC.

07:46

Speaker A

Even in the most hopeless places, you can sometimes find a tiny green oasis where a Yabloko candidate won.

07:52

Speaker A

Or a red one, where a peace-minded Communist prevailed—we had some of those on our list as well.

08:00

Speaker A

Incidentally, the only red square on the screen is a polling station in the Saratov Region where Alexander Anidalov won.

08:07

Speaker A

He is an ally of Nikolai Bondarenko, who was barred from running. Somehow, that commission counted the votes honestly.

08:15

Speaker A

As soon

08:23

Speaker A

The Novgorod Region, for example, has not exactly been one of Russia’s most liberal regions for more than five centuries.

08:30

Speaker A

Ever since the Veche Bell—a symbol of medieval Novgorod’s self- government—was carried away, it has never been returned. Yet Yabloko still made it into the regional legislature on its party list.

08:38

Speaker A

That gives the party the right to nominate a party list and candidates at the next election without collecting signatures, and to continue operating in general.

08:46

Speaker A

Officials simply forgot to remove Yabloko’s list from the regional ballot in the Novgorod Region.

08:50

Speaker A

It had a strong regional branch that had been active for many years, despite also having no access to television.

08:57

Speaker A

Yet here is the result: the list cleared the 5% threshold. It had never come close before.

09:04

Speaker A

Obviously, it was supported by people who share our views. !Heroes of Russia! Let us look at two official tally sheets from Moscow.

09:15

Speaker A

One is from Polling Station No. 857, the other from Polling Station No. 871. What makes them unusual is that they share the same address: 10B Glebovskaya Street.

09:26

Speaker A

They are in the very same school. You turn right for one, left for the other. It is the same district.

09:31

Speaker A

The same people live there—just on opposite sides of the street. One side belongs to one precinct, the other to the other.

09:38

Speaker A

So what were the results? At one station, the United Russia candidate Gusev only came third, with just over 21%.

09:46

Speaker A

At the other, he came first with exactly 90%. The same miracles occur with the party lists.

09:53

Speaker A

Alexander Stefanov is even assembling a collection of tally sheets where United Russia’s nationwide party list failed to reach second place.

10:02

Speaker A

The Communist Party and New People were competing for first and second, with United Russia trailing behind them.

10:09

Speaker A

Yet at neighboring polling stations, United Russia suddenly claims a decisive first place. We may be used to it.

10:15

Speaker A

Anyone who saw the fraud in 2011 knows the pattern. But not everyone today understands where this difference comes from.

10:21

Speaker A

It comes from one commission having an observer while another does not and is left entirely to its own devices.

10:27

Speaker A

Or perhaps one commission has an honest teacher who says, “I won’t take part in this.” Or perhaps one whole commission is honest and the other is not.

10:36

Speaker A

You do not even need to compare the figures or build mathematical models to see what the legitimacy of the current State Duma is worth.

10:43

Speaker A

Election observers recorded hundreds of videos. — Are you serious? Get the f\_ck out of here!

10:53

Speaker A

— What’s going on? — I’ll shove that phone up your ass! You were told not to take pictures! You were told once, you were told twice— I’ll shove that phone up your ass!

11:02

Speaker A

There were repeated physical confrontations, most often during the vote count. An observer’s job is to ensure that a vote for a candidate goes into that candidate’s pile rather than someone else’s.

11:13

Speaker A

The task of those rigging the count is to prevent the observer, at any cost, from seeing where the check mark was actually placed on the ballot.

11:20

Speaker A

This is about as typical as it gets. There are scores of videos like it.

11:25

Speaker A

— Step away from these ballot boxes. — Farther back. — Over there... — Who are you? — Step farther back.

11:31

Speaker A

— Your party was kicked out of the election altogether. And here you are... Eventually, the teachers realize that the young woman is not going to step away.

11:38

Speaker A

Then this happens. — The scene you’re making is slowing down the entire process. — I’m telling you, move over there! — Let the election commission do its job.

11:49

Speaker A

— I’m not moving. — Let’s call the police. We can’t work like this anymore.

11:55

Speaker A

— Step away! A physical assault is happening right now. — I’m asking you to move over there. — I have the right to be here.

12:09

Speaker A

- I have the right to be here and stand in this spot. Why is it so important to make the observer move away?

12:15

Speaker A

Under the procedure, every ballot must be counted individually. One commission member picks it up, shows it to everyone, and announces which candidate is marked.

12:25

Speaker A

Then it is handed to colleagues so they can place it in the appropriate pile.

12:29

Speaker A

If the observer remains nearby, the camera will record where the check mark was actually placed.

12:35

Speaker A

That cannot be allowed to happen. The commissions do try to protect themselves: instead of counting the ballots one by one, they count the entire stack at once, an egregious violation of procedure.

12:46

Speaker A

But even then, the camera records that the ballot was marked for someone other than the candidate who received the vote.

12:50

Speaker A

You can see it clearly in the freeze-frames. The fraudsters’ behavior depends largely on two things: the number of observers and their physique.

13:00

Speaker A

If there is more than one observer—or there is only one, but that person is physically strong— the fraudsters do not risk using violence.

13:08

Speaker A

Commission members try to drive the unwanted witness away by shouting, shield the ballots with their bodies, or literally begin constructing barricades.

13:17

Speaker A

Alternatively, they stage all kinds of provocations to give the police officer on duty grounds to remove the observer.

13:24

Speaker A

- Are you threatening my life and health? I feel very unwell. These people are threatening my life and health.

13:32

Speaker A

- Everyone can see it. - Everyone saw it. Marina Malikova just came over and pushed a member of the press.

13:40

Speaker A

- And this young man is currently falsifying data, presenting false information, and creating a hostile atmosphere at the polling station.

13:53

Speaker A

But if the school staff includes a burly man, he may try to remove the observer himself.

14:00

Speaker A

Another practice has emerged: inviting athletic-looking men to polling stations to intimidate observers. They do not always dare to move from words to action, however.

14:11

Speaker A

- All I am asking is that the law be followed. — We don’t want to be here all night either.

14:25

Speaker A

The sooner everything is done according to the law... — You understood perfectly well what I told you. — No, I didn’t.

14:34

Speaker A

This was Polling Station No. 4201 in Dolgoprudny. A whole saga unfolded there—a battle for the ballots.

14:40

Speaker A

For some reason, the burly men did not intervene, so the female teachers still had to confront the observers themselves.

14:49

Speaker A

— Step back. — You’ve been told 25 times. — I want to do everything according to the law.

14:58

Speaker A

— Then stand nearby and observe, as the law requires. — What do you mean, “stand”? — Stand nearby and observe.

15:03

Speaker A

— They’re talking to a police officer over there right now. — Read them. You have copies—read them!

15:11

Speaker A

One observer captured a unique video. The incident itself was not unique; what made it exceptional was that someone managed to record it.

15:18

Speaker A

In the video, the commission tries to persuade the observer to do things “the easy way.” — Just let me explain. I’ve seen plenty of idealists. I’ve been through all this before.

15:30

Speaker A

You have to understand: whatever happens here, the outcome will be whatever they want us to produce.

15:37

Speaker A

That did not work. But the young woman was not removed from the station. Instead, the commission itself hid from her in a locked room.

15:59

Speaker A

- The commission chair has just locked the door right in front of him. Polling Station No. 1809.

16:04

Speaker A

All the ballots are in there, along with all the commission members. It is already after 8 p.m.

16:11

Speaker A

When nothing else helps, controlled election commissions simply commit a crime in plain sight and ignore the observers as though they were not there.

16:21

Speaker A

- At Polling Station No. 1605, they counted one set of figures. The Communist Party had more votes than United Russia, but they are now trying to enter different figures into the tally sheet.

16:28

Speaker A

— I’m recording you. Are you teachers? Do you understand that you are risking your reputations?

16:33

Speaker A

A candidate and a Communist Party member of the territorial commission are on their way.

16:38

Speaker A

Will you explain to them how you managed to do this? Observers recorded video here.

16:42

Speaker A

These videos could be in the school chats tomorrow. Are you teachers? Artur, let’s get up.

16:50

Speaker A

Where are you going? Where are you going? You have not issued a copy of the tally sheet. You have not issued a copy.

16:59

Speaker A

Please issue a copy of the tally sheet. According to the official results of this vote, United Russia set a historic record: 355 of the State Duma’s 450 seats.

17:09

Speaker A

It received 58% of the party-list vote and won 92% of the single-member districts— a total of 80% of all seats.

17:18

Speaker A

The legitimacy of this State Duma rests on a single foundation: Vladimir Putin still has complete control of the system.

17:24

Speaker A

Not every last polling station—votes were counted honestly in many places. At honest stations in small towns and villages, United Russia received its 30–35%.

17:36

Speaker A

In the largest cities, it slipped into second or even third place, while our single-member candidates won.

17:43

Speaker A

But overall, the country remains under control and continues moving wherever Putin leads it. What fresh outrage the new State Duma has in store for us remains unknown.

17:53

Speaker A

Sweeping internet blocks, the seizure of bank deposits, some new form of mobilization—or all of the above at once.

18:01

Speaker A

But one thing is clear: if our supporters in the largest cities had not gone to the polling stations, if the authorities had opened the ballot boxes and seen a genuine result in their own favor, there is no telling how much worse things would have become.

18:12

Speaker A

Things can always get worse. Thank you to everyone who voted and who encouraged their friends and relatives to vote.

18:19

Speaker A

Thank you to those who did their jobs in accordance with the law, counted the votes, and entered the real results on the tally sheets.

18:26

Speaker A

Toward the end, we showed several deeply unpleasant videos involving schoolteachers. But at neighboring polling stations, exactly the same kinds of teachers demonstrated honesty, decency, and principle. In exactly the same kinds of state schools—from Moscow to Veliky Ustyug.

18:41

Speaker A

Thank you. See you tomorrow. And all these people are standing in line outside the school because there is something inside, something very important.

Topics: Russian elections electoral fraud Yabloko party Moscow voting electronic voting hack paper ballots State Duma 2026 opposition politics Russia voter suppression election monitoring

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