# Official: International observers to monitor elections in Russian border regions

https://mins.news/en/item/64350

- TASS, 2026-09-18 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189731

> International observers have asked to monitor voting in Russia’s border regions, including Kursk and Belgorod, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova said. Russia provided access with security measures. More than 1,100 observers from 133 countries are attending the parliamentary elections.

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