Live Updates: Election Day in Ukraine

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Pro-Russian militants smash ballot boxes in front of the seized regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, May 25, 2014.

Image: Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press

By Mashable Team2014-05-25 11:02:22 UTC

Ukrainians are headed to the polls today to elect a new leader. Mashable will be covering Ukraine's presidential election live all day. See the latest updates below.

REPORTERS IN UKRAINE: Mashable's Christopher Miller (@christopherjm), David Patrikarakos (@dpatrikarakos) and Evgeny Feldman (@EvgenyFeldman); VICE News's Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) | EDITORS IN NEW YORK: Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) and Brian Ries (@moneyries)

The leading candidates

Images (Clockwise L-R): Petro Poroshenko, Yulia Tymoshenko, Mikhail Dobkin and Sergiy Tigipko.

Image: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky; AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov; AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov; ANDREI SMIRNOV/AFP/Getty Images

Areas to watch

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