A video emerged on March 20 of women stuffing a ballot box with votes in St. Petersburg during Russia's presidential election.

Footage from the Admiralteysky district shows placing multiple sheets of paper into the ballot before shaking it around.

The Electoral Commission of St. Petersburg has announced an investigation into the matter.

The main figure in the video, chairwoman Irina Minyakova, denied the authenticity of the footage, claiming to have left the premises before the incident occurred.

However, concerns arose on the second day of the elections when a member of the polling station raised doubts about the integrity of the ballot box contents, prompting an unsuccessful request for further examination.

Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory in the election.

On March 20, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Russia, a video surfaced online depicting apparent ballot box stuffing during the presidential elections. The footage, purportedly from a voting station in the Admiralteysky district, shows two women inserting stacks of sheets into the ballot box before one of them embraces and shakes the container. The Electoral Commission of St. Petersburg has announced an investigation into the matter, focusing on Precinct Electoral Commission (PEC) No. 5 and Territorial Electoral Commission (TEC) No. 1. The main figure in the video, resembling PEC No. 5's chairwoman, Irina Minyakova, denied the authenticity of the footage, claiming to have left the premises before the incident occurred. However, concerns arose on the second day of elections when a member of PEC No. 5 raised doubts about the integrity of the ballot box contents, prompting an unsuccessful request for further examination.