More than 2 thousand violations revealed by people’s vigilantes in Yekaterinburg

For 9 months of 2026, members of the voluntary people’s squads (DND) of Yekaterinburg together with the police helped to solve 4 crimes and record more than 2 thousand administrative offenses. This is reported by the press service of the city administration.

During the year, members of the DND went out to protect public order 8,924 times. Of this number, 7,351 exits were for joint patrols with police officers, and 460 for participation in operational preventive measures. In addition, 1,457 vigilantes were involved to ensure security during culturally significant events.

Soldiers participate in maintaining order at major city events, including New Year holidays, competitions “Ski of Russia”, Victory Day and City Day, as well as at the exhibition “INNOPROM” and other sports, cultural and socially political events.

Now in the Sverdlovsk region registered 8 people's squads, which are divided into 109 detachments. Among them: 34 detachments for the protection of public order, 13 student law enforcement detachments, 30 specialized detachments for the prevention of road safety, 5 patrol Cossack detachments and 27 home squads. In the register of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Sverdlovsk region there are 1,465 vigilantes.

In May, “MK-Ural” wrote that eight people’s squads help to ensure order in Yekaterinburg. The composition includes 101 detachments: 32 detachments protect public order, there are 11 student law enforcement detachments, 29 detachments are engaged in road safety, 5 patrol Cossack detachments and 24 home squads.