MELITOPOL, Feb 25, 2024 (BSS/TASS) - Early voting in Russia's presidential election has kicked off in the Zaporozhye Region, Galina Katyushchenko, chairperson of the regional election commission, told reporters.

"People who live close to the line of engagement and service members will be the first to vote," she said.

District election commission members will go door-to-door in the areas adjacent to the line of engagement, carrying ballot papers and boxes. In order to cast their ballots, voters will need to present Russian or Ukrainian passports, based on a decision made by the regional election commission. Polling stations will open in the region on March 17.