In Penza, a city in the Volga region, a blogger was arrested after posting a video showing spoiled ballots.
Switch Language English Русский This translation was made by AI Stanislav Morozov, a blogger from Penza, voted outdoors: he marked all the candidates, wrote “Putin is a dickhead” on one ballot, and on another crossed out “United Russia” and added: “Goes straight to hell.” He recorded a video of this, and after publishing it, Morozov was detained by police, reports “7×7.” Morozov had been reporting on the forced conscription of people from Penza for military contracts.