Medvedev: Regional elections in Russia are held amid security threats and attempts to attack

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev confirmed that the regional and local elections taking place in the country are being conducted in "combat conditions" due to the rise in security threats.

Medvedev stated during a video meeting with party branches to follow up on the results of the unified voting day 2025 that the situation in the Rostov region is an example of security challenges, pointing out the thwarting of a new incursion attempt, which he described as evidence that the electoral process is taking place in exceptional circumstances across various parts of Russia, not just in areas close to the contact line.

In this context, the Secretary of the party's general council, Vladimir Yakushev, explained that the acting governor of the Rostov region was unable to participate in the meeting due to internet outages resulting from security measures.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs had announced the thwarting of ten attempts to target polling stations with drones launched from Kyiv, in addition to an attempt by external opposition to disrupt the electoral process. The Central Election Commission also revealed that its electronic platform has been subjected to more than 15.3 million cyberattacks since early June.

The unified voting in Russia for the year 2025 extends from September 12 to 14, including the election of governors in 20 regions and local parliaments in 11 territories, in addition to elections for representative councils in 25 administrative centers, bringing the total number of campaigns to about five thousand in 81 regions. The option for remote electronic voting has been made available in 24 regions, with participation exceeding 1.7 million voters.