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Ukrainian military damaged over 70 polling stations in Russia during elections — CEC chief

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 250 words
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Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova reported that 75 polling station buildings in 11 Russian regions were damaged by targeted Ukrainian attacks during recent elections. The article also provides details on the scope of the 9th State Duma elections and regional legislative votes.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 8
Techniques found 2
Topics 2

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What happened

Roughly 75 polling station buildings in 11 regions across Russia were damaged as a result of targeted attacks by the Ukrainian military during the recent elections, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said on Friday.

Why it matters

"In 11 regions, 75 buildings housing territorial precinct election commissions were damaged or completely destroyed and were not accidentally affected by fallen debris or anything else.

Common ground

Pamfilova added that during the voting days, as a result of missile attacks, UAV attacks and other emergencies, two territorial election commissions and 84 precinct election commissions in Russia’s six constituent entities were forced to relocate to backup…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova reported that 75 polling station buildings in 11 Russian regions were damaged by targeted Ukrainian attacks during recent elections. The article also provides details on the scope of the 9th State Duma elections and regional legislative votes.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In total, approximately 23,000 seats were up for election”
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The provided evidence discusses the Irish Seanad, South African elections, and 2014 local elections, but contains no information regarding 23,000 seats in the Russian elections.
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web search NEUTRAL — There are 60 seats in the Seanad, each elected via one of three methods: direct election via voters who are university graduates, indirect election via a body of other previously elected politicians, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Seanad_election
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web search NEUTRAL — The Electoral Commission welcomes the outcome of the Electoral Court matter involving the uMkhonto weSizwe Party.Wednesday, 23 September 2026. Signing the Electoral Code of Conduct marks a key milesto…
https://www.elections.org.za/
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web search NEUTRAL — This analysis attempts to estimate what party seat levels would be across the different City and County Councils in the state, should such national support trends in opinion polls be replicated at nex…
https://adriankavanaghelections.org/2013/07/23/predicting-20…
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Claim 2: “Ten parties were included in the electoral lists for the federal constituency: United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of the Russian Federation (LDPR), New People, A Just Russia - For Truth, the Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, the Communists of Russia, Rodina, the Party of Direct Democracy as well as the Greens Ecological Party”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While the evidence mentions some parties (United Russia, CPRF, LDPR, A Just Russia), it does not list the specific ten parties mentioned in the claim, nor does it confirm the full list provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia on 16 June 1996, with a second round being held on 3 July 1996. It resulted in a victory for the incumbent Russian president Boris Yeltsin, who ran as an ind…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Russia from 18 to 20 September 2026, to elect all 450 seats of the 9th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the election, United Russia wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federation Council, fully the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and informally the Senate, is the upper house of the Federal Assembly, with the lower house bein…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_Council_(Russia)
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Claim 3: “Elections of the 9th State Duma took place during the three-day voting period from September 18 to 20”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent sources confirm the 9th State Duma elections took place from September 18 to 20, including a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 Russian legislative election and a report from Pamfilova regarding international observers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 9th convocation (Russian: Государственная дума Федерального собрания Российской Федерации девятого созыва) is the convocation of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_State_Duma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. The Du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma, also known as the Imperial Duma, was the lower house of the legislature in the Russian Empire, while the upper house was the State Council. It held its meetings in the Tauride Palace i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma_(Russian_Empire)
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Claim 4: “Roughly 75 polling station buildings in 11 regions across Russia were damaged as a result of targeted attacks by the Ukrainian military during the recent elections”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim consists of adult content search results and general information about the Russo-Ukrainian war. There is no mention of 75 polling stations in 11 regions being damaged.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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Claim 5: “elections [were held] for the heads of constituent entities of Russia: direct elections in eight regions and elections by regional parliaments in three”
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A web search result regarding the 2026 State Duma elections confirms that 'Elections of heads of subjects will be held in eight regions, and in Karachay-Cherkessia, Dagestan and North Ossetia, parliaments will choose their leaders'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pe telefonul sau tableta Android, deschideți aplicația Google Maps . Dacă nu ai aplicația, descarc-o din Google Play. Asigurați-vă că aveți conexiune la internet și că v-ați conectat la Google Maps. C…
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?hl=ro&co=GENI…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get started with Google Maps This article will help you set up, learn the basics, and explain various features of Google Maps. You can use the Google Maps app on your mobile device or Google Maps on y…
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144349?hl=en&co=GENIE…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 15, 2016 · How do I start the route? As in: get directions, traffic, time estimates, navigation etc? At the moment I'm looking at the saved route on the map and just copying the source and destina…
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/90918/google-map…
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Claim 6: “elections were held for the legislative assemblies of 39 regions”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
A web search result explicitly states that 'Elections to local parliaments took place in 39 Russian regions last weekend (September 17–19)' coinciding with State Duma elections.
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web search NEUTRAL — United Russia defended its majorities in every regional legislature it received following the 2021 elections, and won majority in the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly, where United Russian secured only…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_elections
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2021 · Elections to local parliaments took place in 39 Russian regions last weekend (September 17–19), at the same time as the elections to the State Duma. In a new report, RBC breaks down how…
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/09/24/turning-red
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 14, 2026 · Elections of heads of subjects will be held in eight regions, and in Karachay-Cherkessia, Dagestan and North Ossetia, parliaments will choose their leaders on the proposal of the Presid…
https://iz.ru/en/2166618/2026-09-14/state-duma-elections-202…
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Claim 7: “For the first time, residents of the Donbass and Novorossiya regions participated in the elections”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that residents of the Donbass and Novorossiya regions participated in the federal parliamentary elections for the first time since their incorporation into Russia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a timeline of the war in Donbas for the year 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_war_in_Donbas_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The war in Donbas, also called the Donbas war, was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. The war began in April 2014, when Russian-backed paramilitaries began an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Donbas (UK: , US: ; Ukrainian: Донбас [donˈbɑs]) or Donbass (Russian: Донбасс [dɐnˈbas]) is a historical, cultural, and economic region on the Russia–Ukraine border, lying predominantly in Ukraine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donbas
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Claim 8: “two territorial election commissions and 84 precinct election commissions in Russia’s six constituent entities were forced to relocate to backup premises”
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The provided evidence consists of mathematical definitions of the number 2, a movie trailer, and general information about Russia and a submarine. There is no evidence regarding the relocation of election commissions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FHJ-84 (Chinese: 84式62毫米单兵防化火箭; pinyin: 08 Shì 62 háomǐ dānbīng fánghuà huǒjiàn; lit. 'Type 84 Individual 62 millimeter anti-chemical rocket') is an over/under twin-barreled 62 mm incendiary rocke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FHJ-84
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — K-84 Ekaterinburg (Russian: К-84 Екатеринбург) is a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was laid down on 17 February…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Ekaterinburg
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.