In the Russian Federation, on September 14, the so-called "single voting day" took place, during which, contrary to the norms and principles of international law, an imitation of the election process took place in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Also this year, the occupiers held "by-elections" of deputies of the city councils of the temporarily occupied Sevastopol and Simferopol, as well as the so-called "governor" of Sevastopol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has said.