Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Ukraine war: SWAT police hunt for Russian ‘collaborators’ in Odes” – below is their description.
Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa has strong historical links to Russia. And many people there still identify as Russian.
Ukrainian officials say some local collaborators are helping the Kremlin’s war effort by supplying sensitive information.
Now, a hunt for alleged collaborators is under way in Odesa. Technology is playing a key role in this hunt as citizens use several apps and chatrooms to send information about suspicious people to the cybersecurity investigator. Once verified, they pass on the information to the SWAT police team deployed to find suspected collaborators and prosecute them for treason.
Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Odesa, Ukraine.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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