Russians began voting on Friday.

The vote lasts three days.

This is a parliamentary election.

It happens during wartime.

The election has almost no opposition.

It will likely keep the Kremlin in power.

Officials spread voting over the weekend.

It ends Sunday.

They want more people to vote.

There are 111 million voters.

They also allowed online voting.

Turnout was about 30% late Friday.

This includes online votes.

The Central Election Commission said this.

The Kremlin wants this election.

It is the first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The Kremlin wants it to show support for the war.

It also tried to remove any dissent.

President Vladimir Putin spoke to the nation.

He said voters' choice would show millions support the fighters.

The Kremlin said Putin voted online Friday.

It released images of him at a computer.

United Russia is the main Kremlin party.

It is almost certain to keep control of the lower house.

The lower house is the State Duma.

Smaller "systemic opposition" parties vote with the government.

They are also expected to keep their seats.

Voters cast two ballots.

One is for parties.

One is for individual candidates in single-seat areas.

The liberal Yabloko party criticized the war.

It was the only registered group to do so.

Russia's Supreme Court removed it from the ballot last month.

Voting is also happening in four Ukrainian regions.

Moscow illegally annexed them.

It is also happening in Crimea.

This is the first time.

Kyiv called the voting there illegal.

It urged foreign governments not to recognize it.

The European Commission also called it illegal.

It said the EU will never recognize the results.

In Sochi, polling stations briefly closed.

There was a drone threat.

In the Russian-held Luhansk region, 14 polling stations used backup power.

Ukrainian drones damaged electrical lines.

Election head Ella Pamfilova said this.