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Russia approves 1,586 Ukraine war veterans as election candidates
Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of Russia’s Central Election Commission, announced that the candidacies of 1,586 Ukraine war veterans had been approved for next month’s federal, regional and local elections. The candidates include veterans running for the State Duma and in gubernatorial elections.
A total of 1,586 Ukraine war veterans will run as candidates in Russia’s federal, regional and local elections next month. Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of Russia’s Central Election Commission, said 1,586 of the 1,668 veterans who applied had been allowed to take part in the elections.
The candidates include at least 200 people running for the 450-seat State Duma. One of the veterans is also running in a gubernatorial election.
Pamfilova said she believed the war veterans would earn voters’ support and trust.
Most candidates are backed by political parties
According to information provided by the chairwoman of the Election Commission, 1,486 of the veterans whose candidacies were approved are running with the support of political parties. A total of 100 are participating as independent candidates.
Pamfilova described the election of veterans to public office as an important indicator of the renewal of the legislature. The commission chairwoman called the candidates “highly valuable.”
Programs to help war veterans enter public service
Russian President Vladimir Putin had described Ukraine war veterans as the country’s “new elite.” Following that statement, various state-backed programs began supporting the transition of thousands of veterans into government and public-service positions.
Under a plan that came to public attention in March 2025, the goal was to bring up to 100 Ukraine war veterans into the State Duma this year. That figure amounts to more than one-fifth of the seats in the parliament’s lower house.
308 veterans won in the September 2024 elections
A total of 308 Ukraine war veterans representing United Russia won local and regional contests in the September 2024 elections.
Pamfilova also announced that more than 2 million voters wanted to cast their ballots online in the elections scheduled for September.
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