Russia's Election Commission Calls Far East Outage an Attempt to Disrupt Voting

The head of Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC), Ella Pamfilova, said an act of sabotage in the Far East had left four large regions without communications connectivity, according to TASS.

Pamfilova characterized the incident as an attempt to disrupt the electoral process, TASS reported, though she did not specify further details on the nature of the sabotage or those responsible.

The report did not provide additional information on which regions were affected or the current status of restoring connectivity.

TASS did not indicate whether Russian authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.