Ex-mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Russian army

Yekaterinburg mayor Yevgeny Roizman (Nataliya Vasilyeva/AP)

The former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city was arrested on Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country’s military, part of a crackdown on critics of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.

Police detained Yevgeny Roizman, who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg from 2013-2018, following searches at his apartment and office.