Russia's Vladimir Putin seeks fifth term in tightly-controlled election

Summary

1. Voting has been taking place across Russia as Vladimir Putin seeks a fifth term in office
2. The re-election of the 71-year-old is seen as inevitable, with most outspoken critics in exile, jailed or dead
3. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny died suddenly last month at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle
4. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has called for Russians to protest by forming long queues at polling stations at midday
5. The first two days of the vote saw dozens of incidents of vandalism at polling stations, with several people detained across Russia
6. Voting has also been taking place in the Russian-occupied parts of four Ukrainian regions: Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk