# Provocations targeting Russian polling stations already underway, Zakharova says

https://mins.news/en/item/63523

- TASS, 2026-09-18 01:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189327

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says provocations aimed at polling stations and attempts to influence voting are already taking place. She cites Ukrainian drone attacks on polling stations, a vast disinformation campaign and actions abroad that she says amount to information attacks.

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