Russia launches a chatbot to conduct "elections" in Crimea, according to the Central Election Commission.

Russians are preparing for yet another illegal election in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and are launching a chatbot to assist "voters" in casting their votes for the preferred candidate or filing complaints. This was reported on Saturday, January 4, by the Center for National Resistance (CNR).   The illegal elections in the occupied territories are scheduled to occur on September 14, 2025, with the aim of laying the groundwork for an increase in the number of "deputies" from these regions in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In this way, the Kremlin is attempting to strengthen its control over the seized territories of Ukraine, particularly in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.   "The Putin regime hopes to create a fictitious representation of these regions in the Russian parliament," the message states.   According to the CNR, local collaborators have been tasked by the Kremlin to organize 9 single-member electoral districts in the occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.   Previously, the CNR reported that civilians in the occupied territories are often denied medical treatment due to the rising number of injured Russian soldiers in hospitals.   Russians are recruiting youth in the occupied territories of Ukraine - CNR