"All signs." Vladimir Putin may soon visit Yekaterinburg.

      President Vladimir Putin may visit Yekaterinburg. This is indicated by some signs, according to the portal 66.RU.

      In the last five days, four federal officials have arrived in the Ural capital: Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergey Kiriyenko, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Tatyana Golikova, and Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko.

      And the series of high-level visits will not end there. Tomorrow, August 14, the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov will fly to Yekaterinburg, writes 66.RU.

      From September 11 to 17, Yekaterinburg will host the International Youth Festival, where Russian President Vladimir Putin is also expected. In January, during the opening of the new campus of UrFU in Novokoltsovsky, the rector of the university Ilya Obabkov invited the head of state to the IYF in September. The president did not give direct consent, but he also did not decline the invitation.

      “Thank you, Ilya Nikolayevich. From what you told, it is clear that this is not just a campus, but an important part of the scientific and educational space. Very cool. I also want to congratulate you and all the students of the Ural Federal University,” Putin replied to Obabkov.

      Sometimes organizers learn about the visit of top officials literally the day before, said sources from 66.RU involved in the preparation of the IYF.

      The last time the president visited Sverdlovsk region was in February 2024. Then he visited Nizhny Tagil and Verkhny Pyshma.