Drone threat in Russia's Yekaterinburg disrupts Wildberries operations and athletics championships
Around four hours later, it said operations had resumed.Earlier on Saturday, local authorities declared a drone alert over the wider Sverdlovsk region and said one attack had been repelled over Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city. Sometimes, even during training, we'll have drone alerts and sirens going off. So, it's a normal atmosphere, so to speak," said runner Anastasia Fedonina from the southwestern Volgograd region.Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russian infrastructure this year in a bid to undermine its war effort and pressure the Kremlin to make peace.
- ▪Around four hours later, it said operations had resumed.Earlier on Saturday, local authorities declared a drone alert over the wider Sverdlovsk region and said one attack had been repelled over Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city.
- ▪Sometimes, even during training, we'll have drone alerts and sirens going off.
- ▪So, it's a normal atmosphere, so to speak," said runner Anastasia Fedonina from the southwestern Volgograd region.Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russian infrastructure this year in a bid to undermine its war effort and p
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Drone threat in Russia's Yekaterinburg disrupts Wildberries operations and athletics championshipsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 25, 2026, 07:38 PMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 07:38 PMSet as preferred sourceYEKATERINBURG, Russia July 25 - A drone threat prompted leading Russian online retailer Wildberries to evacuate its logistics hub on Saturday in the city of Yekaterinburg, where the national athletics championships were also briefly suspended.Ukraine has struck Wildberries' warehouses in a string of attacks over the past week, broadening its long-range drone strategy to target a company central to Russia's consumer economy.Wildberries said it had temporarily halted operations at the Yekaterinburg facility for security reasons, but that the site had not…
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