Detentions have begun Saturday in Moscow ahead of the demonstrations in support of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Kommersant reports.

All the detainees are men and youth.

Police officers are patrolling the area and detaining people.

According to the correspondent, two people are detained each one minute.

In addition, Navalny's headquarters in Moscow reported that the coordinator of the headquarters, Oleg Stepanov, was also was detained in the Russian capital.

Unauthorized protests in support of Alexei Navalny are taking place throughout Russia today, and according to OVD-info, more than 200 people have been detained so far.