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Russia elections: Protesters arrested on final day of vote set to give Vladimir Putin fifth term - BBC News Russia elections: Protesters arrested on final day of vote set to give Vladimir Putin fifth term - BBC News
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The final day of a vote set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office is under way in Russia, occupied regions of Ukraine and at Russian embassies around the world. It is being reported that the authorities have detained more than 74 people in 17 cities across Russia for protest actions linked to the presidential election.
Here is what has happened so far today: This latest figure came from the OVD-Info human rights monitoring group, which earlier said more than 50 people had been arrested.
Voting has been taking place across Russia’s 11 time zones. In the far east region of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, voting finished hours ago The BBC has not been able to verify this information, and it is not clear on what basis any arrests have been made and whether or not they directly relate to the "noon against Putin" protests.
With most outspoken critics in exile, jailed or dead, the re-election of the 71-year-old Russian president is seen as inevitable
A “noon against Putin'' action - called by the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya - saw people form long queues at some polling stations at midday
Russian news agency Tass reported that the turnout hit 67.54%, which is slightly higher than the turnout of 67.5% for the last presidential election in 2018
More than 50 people were arrested across Russia on Sunday, the human rights monitoring group OVD-Info reported
Meanwhile, Russia’s defence ministry said they have destroyed dozens of drones in several regions across the country, blaming Ukraine
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