During the Presidential elections in Donetsk oblast terrorist groups and unlawful paramilitary units deprived up to 81,8% form the general number of voters who live in the region of their right to vote. This information came from the observers of the joint monitoring campaign of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine and the Civil Network OPORA in Donetsk.

As of 12am, OPORA's observers have noticed that the most common violation of election procedures is attempt to issue ballot papers without passport verification by members of PECs, and attempts to vote without having legal right. Such incidents are reported in 7.3% and 6.8% respectively

According to OPORA's observers, heads if PECs in some electoral districts have informed that they will not give them copies of protocols on vote count.

The Head of Precinct election commission #710996 (Cherkasy city) has refused to give observers copies of protocols, explaining that they need these copies themselves.

  In PEC #480879 (district #129), commission members forgot to seal 15 ballots. The information was reported by an observer of Civil Network OPORA.

In polling station #70669 (village of Mala Osnytsia, Manevychi raion), a voter have informed that he was proposed 300 UAH if he voted for Serhii Tihipko, nominated for the President of Ukraine.

At PEC #210790 in Khust city commission members forgot to insert the control coupon to the portable ballot box for voting at the place of stay before leaving the station. All the necessary data was filled in the coupon.  

According to the data of the Civil Network OPORA the voter turnout at the extraordinary Presidential elections as of 04:00 PM constitutes 45% of all voters.