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In the elections for the head of Chechnya, 99.85% of the votes were cast for Ramzan Kadyrov, while his opponents Ismail Denilkhanov and Khalid Nakayev received 0.05% each, according to data from the Central Election Commission after processing 100% of the ballots.

Residents of Grozny reported that they chose different times to vote on the last day of elections based on personal plans: some explained that they came in the morning to then attend to their affairs, while others came after meetings or rest.

Air defense forces neutralized about 50 drones in six districts of the Rostov region last night.

Evgeny Popov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1016 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

An administrative case has been opened against a resident of Rostov-on-Don who filmed a drone flight and shared the video with neighbors.

Residents of Elista admitted that they went to the elections to express their opinion and rated the last day of voting on September 20 as calm.

Residents of Kuban and North Ossetia admitted that they do not perceive elections as a way to change something in the country or express their protest; they do not expect significant political changes after the elections.

Residents of Stavropol who participated in the elections for deputies of the State Duma of Russia doubted the strong protest sentiments of their fellow countrymen. They went to the elections but do not particularly believe in their results.

The turnout results in a number of regions of North Ossetia are fabricated, believes electoral analyst Ivan Shukshin*. Various violations are reported by different Telegram channels documenting the election process.

The only candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia, according to local residents, who was noticeable during the election campaign is Marat Kambolov. One of the achievements mentioned is the solution to the problem of huge traffic jams at the border with Russia. They went to the elections also because of the lottery being held.

Another rally took place in the center of Tbilisi on the 662nd day of daily protests, with participants demanding to return the country to the path of Eurointegration and to free political prisoners.

To get to the polling station at the Russian embassy in Armenia, Russians had to stand in a long line, with nearly 3,800 people voting in total. Voting also took place at the airbase in Erebuni and the military base in Gyumri.

At noon, the number of voters at the polling stations noticeably increased, and the atmosphere at the stations was calm, residents of Rostov reported. Some people indeed see voting as an accessible way to express their dissatisfaction with the authorities' policies, but many have stopped perceiving voting as an opportunity to express protest.

Elections in Kabardino-Balkaria were held peacefully and without protest activity. Authorities reported a turnout of over 80% of voters by 18:00.

At polling station No. 2014 in Krasnodar, observers will have to examine the checkmarks on the ballots from a distance of about 10 meters, said activist Vitaly Cherkasov in a video address to the head of the Central Election Commission of Russia.

A part of the voters in Volgograd and Astrakhan participated today in the action "Noon for a Peaceful Russia", but the number of participants who came to the polling stations was small.

The visit of security forces to the private plot in Sochi of the candidate from the "Yabloko" party, Vladimir Atamanchuk, who was removed from the elections, raised his concerns. He suggested that they planned to detain him. The Krasnodar Regional Court did not consider the appeal against the candidate's removal, but despite this, his name was crossed out from the ballots.

On the third day of the elections, there was also no significant voter activity at several polling stations in Makhachkala. Some residents said they did not go to the elections due to being busy and the lack of candidates they would like to vote for.

Dmitry Bidenko was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 886 fighters from the Krasnodar region as killed.

The deputies of the parliament of North Ossetia elected Sergey Menyaylo as the head of the republic by a majority vote; he took the oath and assumed office.