Members of a local election commission prepare a polling station ahead of Russia's presidential election, in Moscow on March 16, 2018. Russia heads to the polls on March 18. Pic/ AFP

Russians residing in the country's easternmost regions of Kamchatka and Chukotka began casting votes on Sunday to elect the next Russian president. The polling began at 8 a.m. (Russian time), Xinhua news agency reported. At least 111 million Russian citizens are expected to cast votes to choose the country's president for the next six years, Sputnik reported.