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Over 90,000 cyberattacks on Russia’s electoral resources were thwarted on the first day of the country’s presidential election.
The cyberattacks can be tracked down to Ukraine and IP addresses of Western Europe and North America, reported TASS Russian News Agency.
According to Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Moscow’s Western opponents actively tried over the past year to disrupt the Russian presidential election, and the and the very probable confirmation of Vladimir Putin as president.
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West did everything over year to disrupt Russian presidential election — diplomat
Moscow’s Western opponents actively tried over the past year to disrupt the Russian presidential election, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on Saturday.
“Our opponents stirred up not just a week or a month ago. It seems to me that over the past year they did everything to either disrupt the presidential election or prevent it from being held or distort the conception of the elections in different ways,” the diplomat said.
The West has organized misinformation campaigns and influence in the cyber sphere: from spreading the corresponding content to blocking the apps of Russian organizations on digital platforms, which is also “a very serious element of influence,” she pointed out.
The West also used paid opposition that turned out to be “agents of influence and simply hirelings,” the diplomat explained.
“That is, all methods were used,” she pointed out. “But nothing helps it [the West],” she stressed. The unity of Russian citizens amidst the country’s presidential election causes the West’s fury, Zakharova said.
“The country has consolidated and is a single whole. Moreover, this is unity in the face of the threat that is evident and unity, what is especially important, for solving the tasks that we face,” the diplomat said.
“This causes savage fury, hatred and aggression and they are already foaming, you know, coming out with some green pus. Let them choke on it,” she said.
The Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting would take place over three days on March 15-17.
Four candidates are vying for the top office, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky; and Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov.
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Russia thwarts over 90,000 cyberattacks on electoral resources on March 15
Over 90,000 cyberattacks on Russia’s electoral resources were thwarted on the first day of the country’s presidential election, Rostelecom Senior Vice President for Information Security, Head of Solar Company Igor Lapunov said via video conferencing in the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Saturday.
“Over 90,000 cyberattacks were carried out against electoral web portals, the resources of the CEC and online voting and Gosuslugi [the public services portal]. This is a large number, which exceeds by eight times the amount of cyberattacks registered on the Single Vote Day last year. All the attacks were repulsed,” he said.
The cyberattacks can be tracked down to Ukraine and IP addresses of Western Europe and North America, he specified.
“Judging by the professionalism of cyberattacks, we can understand that professional, special groups are working,“ he said.
Originally published by TASS Russian News Agency
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On March 15, the first of three voting days in the Russian presidential election is over
On March 15, the first of three voting days in the Russian presidential election is over. The last polling stations closed in the Kaliningrad Region at 8:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. GMT).
According to the latest data from the CEC, voter turnout in the country was 36.1%. As many as 38.6 million people took part in the voting, including 3.4 million online.
Four candidates are vying for the presidency, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky; and Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov.
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LIVE UPDATES: Day Three of Russian Presidential Election
On March 15-17, Russia holds presidential elections, the eighth in the country’s modern history. The President of the Russian Federation is elected for a six-year term by the citizens of Russia on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
On Sunday, the third day of voting for the presidential elections began in Russia. According to the results of the first two days, the turnout in person approached 59%, while the turnout by remote voting reached 90%.
The list of candidates running for the nation’s highest office include Vladimir Putin (independent), Leonid Slutsky (LDPR), Nikolai Kharitonov (CPRF), and Vladislav Davankov (New People party).
According to the Central Election Commission, the number of Russian voters at the beginning of the year was 112,309,000 people. These data are presented for the first time, taking into account the residents of four new constituent entities of Russia: the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The number of voters outside the country is 1.89 million, including 11,924 people in the city of Baikonur.
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Presidential Election in Russia Going Smoothly, No Law Violations Registered – CIS Mission
Voting in Russia’s presidential election is proceeding smoothly, with no deviations from the country’s law registered, the observer mission of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) told Sputnik.
“The election is being organized calmly, without any deviations from Russian law,” Ilhom Nematov, the head of the CIS observer mission, said.
All polling stations in Russia have been equipped with the necessary technical means and information materials, he added.
“We visited three sites in the Moscow Region yesterday, so we visited the Kaluga Region, the Ryazan Region, the Vladimir Region … All of them are working in a structured manner, they have been properly prepared,” Nematov said.
The CIS mission is planning to make its final statements on March 18, based on observations in 28 regions of Russia, Nematov added.
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Presidential Election Should Be Held as Clean and Fair as Possible – CEC Head
The Russian presidential election should be held in a clean and fair manner to ensure that no one has the slightest doubt about the process, Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said on Sunday.
“Today is a very important, final day of voting. I would like to wish all our colleagues who are currently [working], all commissions open, that everything goes at the highest level — everything we have taught, everything we have talked about. The elections should be held as clean, honest and fair as possible, so that no one has the slightest doubt about the validity of how these elections are going,” Pamfilova told a briefing.
Voter turnout in the Russian presidential election across the country on the third day of voting has amounted to 61.37% as of 09:45 a.m. Moscow time (06:45 GMT), including remote electronic voting, Pamfilova added.
Over the past day, the CEC registered 12,600 dangerous actions against its website, as well as four DDoS attacks, which were all blocked, Pamfilova said, adding that the website is working normally without failures in operation.
More than 1,115 international observers from 129 countries have been accredited to polling stations across the country, including the new territories, the official specified.
The three-day voting in the Russian presidential election started on Friday morning. In addition to incumbent President Vladimir Putin, the candidates include Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the lower house international affairs committee, Nikolay Kharitonov, the chairman of the lower house Far East and Arctic development committee, and lower house Deputy Chairman Vladislav Davankov.
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