# Fourteen polling stations in LPR switched to backup power, local election official says

https://mins.news/en/item/65270

- TASS, 2026-09-19 07:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190031

> Ukrainian forces are trying to destabilize the situation during elections in the Lugansk People’s Republic, and 14 polling stations have been switched to backup power, regional election commission chair Marianna Sumskaya said. The September 18-20 vote elects lawmakers to the 9th Russian State Duma, with residents of recently incorporated territories voting for the first time.

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