OVD-Info: 839 people detained at protests in Russia

According to updated data from OVD-Info, 839 people were detained at protests in Russia on September 9.

Most of the detainees - 354 people - in St. Petersburg. In second place in terms of the number of arrests is Yekaterinburg - 129 people.

OVD-Info reports that the number of detainees in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg is much higher. Not all data has been received from these cities yet.

• Supporters of Alexei Navalny held September 9 - the Single Voting Day - protests across Russia. One criminal case has been opened on the use of violence against a police officer - against a participant in a rally in Moscow.