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Sverdlovsk region Governor Denis Pasler  (https://t.me/DVPasler/7833) said  four people were injured in the air attack. Artyom Zhoga, who serves as President Vladimir Putin’s representative to the Urals Federal District,  (https://t.me/zhogaartem/7444) confirmed  several apartments were damaged.  Independent media  (https://t.me/sotavisionmedia/63629) cited  Yekaterinburg residents as saying that several fires erupted throughout the city as a result of the drone barrage. Photos on social media showed damage to the upper floors of a high-rise apartment building.  Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, (https://t.me/ostorozhno_novosti/54253?single)  told  Russian media that employees at its logistics hub in Yekaterinburg were evacuated, but said the facility, which has been targeted before, was not damaged.   (Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Wildberries Facilities)        The attack on Yekaterinburg followed earlier drone strikes throughout Russia. The Defense Ministry  (https://t.me/mod_russia/66902) said  Monday morning that it intercepted 239 Ukrainian drones across the country and in annexed Crimea overnight.  In Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin (https://t.me/mos_sobyanin/21483)  said  at least six drones were intercepted on approach to the capital. Officials (https://t.me/kontext_channel/77266)  reported  multiple injuries in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, while falling drone debris sparked a wildfire in the Rostov region.  Airports across the country introduced temporary flight restrictions amid the attacks.     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