Early elections have begun: drones are used to vote in Sakhalin, and voters in Kamchatka have scared away deer. 

— It's my first time on Sakhalin. tried it A marine drone will deliver informational materials about candidates for Moneron Island from Nevelsk. Voting for the Nevelsk District elections will take place there from September 3rd to 13th.

As the chairperson of the regional electoral commission noted Victoria CherkasovaDrones are also planned for use to deliver ballots to the islands of Shikotan, Iturup, and Cape Krillon and Velikan. She says the use of drones will significantly reduce the election budget.

The Sakhalin Electoral Commission will soon report to the Central Election Commission on the savings achieved through the use of drones. If successful, such devices will be included in electoral legislation. 

— In Kamchatka, members of the electoral commission visited the village of Apuka in the Olyutorsky district. They took their helicopter scared away A herd of 1,5 reindeer. The frightened animals broke through the prepared corral and scattered across the tundra. Several baby reindeer died in the stampede. 

Regional Minister of Emergency Situations Sergey Lebedev reacted He stated that "the herd losses were minor." The cause of the incident was errors in the flight organization. He essentially blamed the reindeer herders themselves: they had failed to mark the helicopter landing site, and the local residents on board had incorrectly indicated the landing coordinates. 

Video: Kamchatka North, ASTV.