Ukraine is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US companies to collect the evidence of war crimes by Russia, such as geolocation and cellphone details, the news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 26) citing officials. FBI special agent&nbsp;Alex Kobzanets said Tuesday&nbsp;that Ukrainian authorities are collecting digital information from battlefields and towns ravaged by the war.&nbsp;

Addressing a cybersecurity conference, Kobzanets said, "Collection of that data, analysis of that data, working through that data is something the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;has experience working through." He said this work includes looking into cellphone details, forensic analysis of DNA samples, and the analysis of body parts collected off battlefields.&nbsp;

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"The next step is working with national US&nbsp;service providers, and transferring that information...obtaining subscriber information, obtaining geolocation information, where possible," the FBI special agent added.

Kobzanets also said that for the past year and a half, FBI had been working on helping Ukraine to identify Russian collaborators and spies operating in the war-torn country and Russian forces were operating outside as the invasion happened.&nbsp;

Reuters reported that American security companies have been a major part of Ukraine in its efforts to fend off Russian cyberattacks, which it has fought since 2015.&nbsp;

Illia Vitiuk, head of the Department of Cyber Information Security in the Security Service of Ukraine, said that while Russian cyber attacks (against Ukraine) have grown in the last few months, they have become more targetted in recent years.&nbsp;

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"It’s very important for us to get as much information about Russian cybercriminals...because we collect all this information and put it into our criminal cases,"&nbsp;Vitiuk said.&nbsp;

Russia has not responded to the above developments so far.&nbsp;

In latest news on the ongoing war in Ukraine, prominent Kremlin critic Yevgeny Roizman, wen on trial on Wednesday over the accusations of discrediting the Russian army over its offensive. A report by the news agency AFP said that Roizman, 60, the former mayor of&nbsp;Yekaterinburg, is last prominent opposition figure in Russia who is still in the country and not jailed.&nbsp;

On Tuesday, a Russian missile strike on a local history museum in Ukraine's&nbsp;Kupiansk killed two people and injured 10 others.&nbsp;Rescue workers dug through mounds of rubble to retrieve the bodies after the strike. Ukrainian authorities said a Russian S-300 missile was used in the strike.&nbsp;

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Ukraine is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US companies to collect the evidence of war crimes by Russia, such as geolocation and cellphone details, the news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 26) citing officials.

Ukraine is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US companies to collect the evidence of war crimes by Russia, such as geolocation and cellphone details, the news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 26) citing officials. FBI special agent Alex Kobzanets said Tuesday that Ukrainian authorities are collecting digital information from battlefields and towns ravaged by the war. Addressing a cybersecurity conference, Kobzanets said, "Collection of that data, analysis of that data, working through that data is something the FBI has experience working through." He said this work includes looking into cellphone details, forensic analysis of DNA samples, and the analysis of body parts collected off battlefields. ALSO READ | Is Ukraine disassembling fighter jets sent by Slovakia and Poland to use spare parts? "The next step is working with national US service providers, and transferring that information...obtaining subscriber information, obtaining geolocation information, where possible," the FBI special agent added. Kobzanets also said that for the past year and a half, FBI had been working on helping Ukraine to identify Russian collaborators and spies operating in the war-torn country and Russian forces were operating outside as the invasion happened. Reuters reported that American security companies have been a major part of Ukraine in its efforts to fend off Russian cyberattacks, which it has fought since 2015. Illia Vitiuk, head of the Department of Cyber Information Security in the Security Service of Ukraine, said that while Russian cyber attacks (against Ukraine) have grown in the last few months, they have become more targetted in recent years. ALSO READ | Russian T-14 Armata battle tank debuts in Ukraine "It’s very important for us to get as much information about Russian cybercriminals...because we collect all this information and put it into our criminal cases," Vitiuk said. Russia has not responded to the above developments so far. In latest news on the ongoing war in Ukraine, prominent Kremlin critic Yevgeny Roizman, wen on trial on Wednesday over the accusations of discrediting the Russian army over its offensive. A report by the news agency AFP said that Roizman, 60, the former mayor of Yekaterinburg, is last prominent opposition figure in Russia who is still in the country and not jailed. On Tuesday, a Russian missile strike on a local history museum in Ukraine's Kupiansk killed two people and injured 10 others. Rescue workers dug through mounds of rubble to retrieve the bodies after the strike. Ukrainian authorities said a Russian S-300 missile was used in the strike. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced popular opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman to nine days in jail for urging people to join demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

The sentence follows a wave of court rulings that have sidelined or sent into exile allies of Navalny, who was jailed by authorities in February for more than two years on old embezzlement charges he says are politically motivated.

Roizman, 58, was mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city Yekaterinburg between 2013 and 2018 and frequently participates in rallies organised by the opposition, including Navalny.

Roizman said on Twitter that he was accused of organising protests on January 31 and April 21 through posts on his Twitter account that has close to 500,000 followers.

A court in Yekaterinburg found him guilty and sentenced Roizman to nine days in jail on both charges, the state-run TASS news agency reported.

The jail terms will be served simultaneously, so the politician will spend a total of nine days behind bars.

Roizman pleaded not guilty to both offences.

Earlier in March, he was fined 20,000 rubles (around $270) for taking part in rallies in January.

The winter marches were held in cities across Russia after Navalny, 44, returned to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning.

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Navalny was taken into custody for allegedly breaching parole terms and in February sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a penal colony.

He announced a hunger strike in late March, demanding proper medical treatment for pain in his back and numbness in his legs, sparking fresh nationwide rallies on April 21.

He ended his hunger strike after 24 days.

The rallies were met with a harsh response from authorities, with participants receiving fines and short jail terms and some facing several years in prison.

Russia has also ramped up pressure on domestic and foreign social networks, accusing them of refusing to delete opposition content.

On Wednesday, popular encrypted messenger Telegram was slapped with a fine of five million rubles ($67,000) for not removing calls "inciting minors" to join protests, Russian news agencies reported.

Moscow has repeatedly fined foreign internet companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, for failing to comply with Russian legislation.

Last month, Russia also throttled Twitter's services in the country, saying the platform did not remove illegal content on its request.

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced popular opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman to nine days in jail for urging people to join demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced popular opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman to nine days in jail for urging people to join demonstrations in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The sentence follows a wave of court rulings that have sidelined or sent into exile allies of Navalny, who was jailed by authorities in February for more than two years on old embezzlement charges he says are politically motivated. Roizman, 58, was mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city Yekaterinburg between 2013 and 2018 and frequently participates in rallies organised by the opposition, including Navalny. Roizman said on Twitter that he was accused of organising protests on January 31 and April 21 through posts on his Twitter account that has close to 500,000 followers. A court in Yekaterinburg found him guilty and sentenced Roizman to nine days in jail on both charges, the state-run TASS news agency reported. The jail terms will be served simultaneously, so the politician will spend a total of nine days behind bars. Roizman pleaded not guilty to both offences. Earlier in March, he was fined 20,000 rubles (around $270) for taking part in rallies in January. The winter marches were held in cities across Russia after Navalny, 44, returned to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning. Telegram messenger fined Navalny was taken into custody for allegedly breaching parole terms and in February sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a penal colony. He announced a hunger strike in late March, demanding proper medical treatment for pain in his back and numbness in his legs, sparking fresh nationwide rallies on April 21. He ended his hunger strike after 24 days. The rallies were met with a harsh response from authorities, with participants receiving fines and short jail terms and some facing several years in prison. Russia has also ramped up pressure on domestic and foreign social networks, accusing them of refusing to delete opposition content. On Wednesday, popular encrypted messenger Telegram was slapped with a fine of five million rubles ($67,000) for not removing calls "inciting minors" to join protests, Russian news agencies reported. Moscow has repeatedly fined foreign internet companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, for failing to comply with Russian legislation. Last month, Russia also throttled Twitter's services in the country, saying the platform did not remove illegal content on its request.

Russia jails former mayor Roizman over tweets in support of Navalny

Russian police raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday after his supporters began a day of nationwide protests, calling for a boycott of what they said would be a rigged presidential election in March.

Police forced their way into Navalny`s office using power tools, citing reports of a bomb threat, an online feed run by Navalny`s supporters showed.

Navalny also wrote on Twitter that he has been detained soon after joining a rally in Moscow on Sunday.

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Navalny has been barred from running in the March 18 election which polls show incumbent president Vladimir Putin is on track to easily win. Though Navalny says he knows Putin will be re-elected, his spoiler campaign is aimed at lowering voter turnout to try to take the shine off a Putin win.

Six of Navalny`s allies were detained during the police raid, OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group, said. It said they were among more than 60 people detained across Russia by 1300 Moscow time.&nbsp;

Police shut down a TV studio at Navalny`s office during the same raid which had been broadcasting online news bulletins, but another studio in a different location continued to operate.

In the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, just under 900 miles (1448.41 km) east of Moscow, around 1,000 protesters gathered in temperatures of nearly -10 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) to back Navalny`s boycott call.

&quot;No election? No to elections,&quot; a placard being held by one young man read. Other protesters waved Russian flags or red and white placards calling for a boycott.

&quot;We don`t yet have the right to vote,&quot; Masha, 16, who declined to give her surname, told Reuters. &quot;But we need to think about the future and we want to live in a country where there will be honest elections.&quot;

Yevgeny Roizman, the city`s opposition-minded mayor, said he backed a boycott. &quot;When you see injustice and lies and you can`t change the situation you can at least not take part in it.&quot;

Navalny&#39;s supporters said they expected thousands of people to take part in similar demonstrations in 118 towns and cities.

&quot;Your own life is at stake,&quot; Navalny said in a pre-protest video. &quot;How many more years to do you want to live with these thieves, bigots and creeps?&quot;&nbsp;

It was unclear where Navalny was, but a group of police officers was stationed near his home. Navalny said he planned to attend the Moscow protest later on Sunday.&nbsp;

Possible violence

Police warned beforehand they would harshly suppress any illegal protest activity and authorities refused to authorise events in Moscow and St Petersburg, the country`s two biggest cities, raising the possibility of clashes.

A Reuters reporter saw a heavy police presence in central Moscow ahead of the protest, with a command centre and buses filled with policemen parked on side streets.&nbsp;

Navalny, a lawyer who has campaigned against official corruption, was barred from running for the presidency by the central election commission in December over what he said was a trumped-up suspended prison sentence.

The United States and the EU criticised the decision.

Putin, who has dominated the Russian political landscape for nearly two decades, described U.S. criticism of the election commission`s decision as crude interference in Russia`s internal affairs and suggested Navalny was Washington`s pick for the presidency.

Polls show Navalny had scant chance of beating Putin, but Navalny says the system is rigged against political opponents like himself which makes polls meaningless.

Police forced their way into Navalny`s office using power tools, citing reports of a bomb threat, an online feed run by Navalny's supporters showed

Russian police raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday after his supporters began a day of nationwide protests, calling for a boycott of what they said would be a rigged presidential election in March. Police forced their way into Navalny`s office using power tools, citing reports of a bomb threat, an online feed run by Navalny`s supporters showed. Navalny also wrote on Twitter that he has been detained soon after joining a rally in Moscow on Sunday. Меня задержали. Это значения не имеет. Приходите на Тверскую. Вы не за меня выходите, а за себя и своё будущее. — Alexey Navalny (@navalny) January 28, 2018 × Navalny has been barred from running in the March 18 election which polls show incumbent president Vladimir Putin is on track to easily win. Though Navalny says he knows Putin will be re-elected, his spoiler campaign is aimed at lowering voter turnout to try to take the shine off a Putin win. Six of Navalny`s allies were detained during the police raid, OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group, said. It said they were among more than 60 people detained across Russia by 1300 Moscow time. Police shut down a TV studio at Navalny`s office during the same raid which had been broadcasting online news bulletins, but another studio in a different location continued to operate. In the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, just under 900 miles (1448.41 km) east of Moscow, around 1,000 protesters gathered in temperatures of nearly -10 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) to back Navalny`s boycott call. "No election? No to elections," a placard being held by one young man read. Other protesters waved Russian flags or red and white placards calling for a boycott. "We don`t yet have the right to vote," Masha, 16, who declined to give her surname, told Reuters. "But we need to think about the future and we want to live in a country where there will be honest elections." Yevgeny Roizman, the city`s opposition-minded mayor, said he backed a boycott. "When you see injustice and lies and you can`t change the situation you can at least not take part in it." Navalny's supporters said they expected thousands of people to take part in similar demonstrations in 118 towns and cities. "Your own life is at stake," Navalny said in a pre-protest video. "How many more years to do you want to live with these thieves, bigots and creeps?" It was unclear where Navalny was, but a group of police officers was stationed near his home. Navalny said he planned to attend the Moscow protest later on Sunday. Possible violence Police warned beforehand they would harshly suppress any illegal protest activity and authorities refused to authorise events in Moscow and St Petersburg, the country`s two biggest cities, raising the possibility of clashes. A Reuters reporter saw a heavy police presence in central Moscow ahead of the protest, with a command centre and buses filled with policemen parked on side streets. Navalny, a lawyer who has campaigned against official corruption, was barred from running for the presidency by the central election commission in December over what he said was a trumped-up suspended prison sentence. The United States and the EU criticised the decision. Putin, who has dominated the Russian political landscape for nearly two decades, described U.S. criticism of the election commission`s decision as crude interference in Russia`s internal affairs and suggested Navalny was Washington`s pick for the presidency. Polls show Navalny had scant chance of beating Putin, but Navalny says the system is rigged against political opponents like himself which makes polls meaningless.

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