MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/. NATO countries are trying to pursue an information war against Russia, which is why it is useless to invite representatives of the bloc for monitoring the election, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova told a briefing.

"When NATO representatives, who almost wage war against us by supplying weapons, they <…> also try to pursue an information war against us when they say that the vote being held is a fiction <…> what I want to say is that inviting them personally for monitoring the election is useless," she said.

Elections in Russian regions within the framework of the single voting day are running from September 8 to 10. The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are taking part for the first time. Elections at various levels are to be held in 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including direct elections of top officials in 21 regions, and elections of deputies to legislative bodies in 20 constituent entities.