High alert mode introduced in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast

A high alert mode has been introduced in the Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia, the region’s Information Policy Department said on Telegram, Report informs via Russian media.

"The execution of the document (on the introduction of the high alert regime) is under the personal control of Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev," the press release says.

Earlier it was reported that law enforcement agencies in the Bryansk Oblast were put on high alert. Also in the Vladimir Oblast, all services have been transferred to a special mode of readiness.