# Masked police detain Yabloko election observer in Russia’s Rostov region

https://mins.news/en/item/62952

- Meduza, 2026-09-17 16:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/17/masked-police-detained-an-election-observer-from-russia-s-anti-war-yabloko-party-at-a-polling-station-in-the-rostov-region

> Masked officers detained Boris Miklyukov, a Yabloko election observer, at a polling station in Russia’s Rostov region during early voting, the party says. He was taken away in a police vehicle and could not be reached afterward. The reason for the detention is unknown, though Yabloko suspects it may be linked to a social-media comment.

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