All 633 Polling Stations Open in Donetsk People's Republic, Election Official Says

All 633 polling stations in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have opened and are functioning as scheduled, according to Vladimir Vysotsky, chairman of the region's Election Commission, as reported by Russian state news agency TASS on Sunday.

Vysotsky said that voting operations are proceeding as normal across the polling stations, though TASS's report did not specify further details on turnout, security measures, or the type of election being held.

The Donetsk region, located in eastern Ukraine, has been at the center of the Russia-Ukraine conflict since 2014. Russia annexed the territory in 2022 following a referendum that was not recognized by Ukraine or most of the international community, which considered the vote illegitimate under international law. Ukraine continues to claim sovereignty over the region.

TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency. The claims in its report, including the number of polling stations and the assessment of normal operations, are attributed to the regional election official and have not been independently verified by other sources.

Further details on the nature of the election, candidate participation, or international response were not available at the time of this report.