Putin worried about Russia election despite certain victory: authorities resort to coercive measures. Putin would like a voter turnout of between 70 and 80 percent in Russia in order to suggest “legitimacy and broad support from the population,” writes ISW.
The aim is to win the presidential election with the highest official margin to date. To achieve this, the election team considered Putin's measures. According to Meduza, Kremlin officials plan to “pressure government-dependent constituencies such as civil servants, employees of state-owned companies and employees of pro-government private companies”