LUGANSK, 17 Sep. The authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic do not exclude provocations by the Ukrainian security forces in Donbass during the elections to the State Duma held on the territory of the Russian Federation, LNR representative in the political subgroup at the Minsk talks, Rodion Miroshnik, told RIA Novosti. reconnaissance and sabotage groups are concentrated on the line of contact. Units from the Azov regiment have been deployed to the Luhansk direction (the Azov national battalion, against whose participants a criminal case has been initiated in Russia, on its basis the National Corps party has been created — ed.). Shelling is expected. from heavy mortars and barreled artillery «, — said Miroshnik.
Pasechnik noted the importance of the participation of residents of the LPR in the elections to the State Duma According to him, the command of the Ukrainian security forces plans to arrive in the territory of Donbass controlled by Kiev these days. but residents who have received Russian citizenship in a simplified manner will be able to come to the Rostov region, where they received their passports, and vote. They can also vote remotely if they have a verified account on the portal of state services. Voting in the Duma and other elections on a single voting day takes place this year from 17 to 19 September. The State Duma is elected for five years by a mixed electoral system: 225 deputies are elected according to party lists, another 225 — in single-mandate constituencies in one round. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities began a military operation against the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, among other things, during the meetings of the Minsk contact group, which since September 2014 has already adopted three documents regulating steps to de-escalate the conflict. However, even after the armistice agreements between the parties to the conflict, shootings continue.
The first buses with those wishing to vote in the elections left the LPR
