RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the regional election commission.

“At the moment, the ballot box is sealed and is under video recording,” the election commission said in a statement.

It is clarified that after the end of voting, the ballots will be moved to a safe package.

“The woman has been detained.

The police are conducting an investigation into this matter,” the statement says.

Earlier, the head of the Russian State Duma Security Committee, Vasily Piskarev, said that arson and similar actions at polling stations could be classified as sabotage or terrorist attacks.