In Yekaterinburg, law enforcement agencies conducted searches in premises associated with human rights activities. As part of this operation, lawyer Alexei Sokolov was detained. The basis for the detention was an investigation into the organization of the work of a structure recognized as undesirable in Russia.

Early in the morning on December 16, law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of human rights activist Alexei Sokolov in Yekaterinburg. The operation is related to suspicion of organizing the activities of a structure designated as "undesirable" (Part 3 of Article 284.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). This was reported by the publication "Mediazona," citing information provided by Sokolov's lawyer.