diff --git a/mobile/lib/constants/locales.dart b/mobile/lib/constants/locales.dart
index 429a3718d..ad405841e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/constants/locales.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/constants/locales.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import 'dart:ui';
 
+const defaultAppLocale = Locale('ru');
+
 const Map<String, Locale> locales = {
-  // Default locale
+  // Fallback locale for missing translations
   'English (en)': Locale('en'),
   // Additional locales
   'Arabic (ar)': Locale('ar'),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 21189783b..d224760d4 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ class MainWidget extends StatelessWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return EasyLocalization(
       supportedLocales: locales.values.toList(),
+      startLocale: defaultAppLocale,
       path: translationsPath,
       useFallbackTranslations: true,
       fallbackLocale: locales.values.first,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/splash_screen.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/splash_screen.page.dart
index 385dcdce2..c83bcce22 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/splash_screen.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/splash_screen.page.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class BootstrapErrorWidget extends StatelessWidget {
 
     return EasyLocalization(
       supportedLocales: locales.values.toList(),
+      startLocale: defaultAppLocale,
       path: translationsPath,
       useFallbackTranslations: true,
       fallbackLocale: locales.values.first,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/localization.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/localization.service.dart
index af6389424..213b9e11b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/localization.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/localization.service.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Future<bool> loadTranslations() async {
 
   final controller = EasyLocalizationController(
     supportedLocales: locales.values.toList(),
+    startLocale: defaultAppLocale,
     useFallbackTranslations: true,
     saveLocale: true,
     assetLoader: const CodegenLoader(),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/url_helper.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/url_helper.dart
index 3bcdca06f..ecdb2255a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/url_helper.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/url_helper.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/store.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:punycode/punycode.dart';
 
+const defaultServerUrl = 'https://immich.kusoft.xyz';
+
 /// Normalizes a server URL, guaranteeing that it has a schema and no trailing slashes
 String normalizeServerUrl(String url) {
   final trimmedUrl = url.trim();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/forms/login/login_form.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/forms/login/login_form.dart
index 317192af8..9a1e7dd94 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/forms/login/login_form.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/forms/login/login_form.dart
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ class LoginForm extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
     useEffect(() {
       final serverUrl = getServerUrl();
-      if (serverUrl != null) {
-        serverEndpointController.text = serverUrl;
-      }
+      serverEndpointController.text = serverUrl ?? defaultServerUrl;
       return null;
     }, []);
 
diff --git a/mobile/pubspec.yaml b/mobile/pubspec.yaml
index 640d85c36..40d0ad756 100644
--- a/mobile/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/mobile/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: immich_mobile
 description: Immich - selfhosted backup media file on mobile phone
 
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: 3.3.1+3030199
+version: 3.3.1-local.2+3030200
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.12.0 <4.0.0'
diff --git a/web/src/app.html b/web/src/app.html
index a99876970..5f5319739 100644
--- a/web/src/app.html
+++ b/web/src/app.html
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html class="dark">
   <head>
+    <script id="immich-ru-default">
+      try {
+        if (!localStorage.getItem('lang')) {
+          localStorage.setItem('lang', 'ru');
+        }
+        if (!localStorage.getItem('locale')) {
+          localStorage.setItem('locale', 'ru-RU');
+        }
+        document.documentElement.lang = localStorage.getItem('lang') || 'ru';
+      } catch {
+        // noop
+      }
+    </script>
     <!-- (used for SSR) -->
     <!-- metadata:tags -->
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/Sidebar.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/Sidebar.spec.ts
index 1d2dd35bc..3125c2ee5 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/Sidebar.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/sidebar/Sidebar.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 import SideBarSection from '$lib/components/sidebar/Sidebar.svelte';
 import { sidebarStore } from '$lib/stores/sidebar.svelte';
@@ -77,4 +77,31 @@ describe('Sidebar component', () => {
     // then
     expect(sidebarStore.reset).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it.each`
+    isFullSidebar | isSidebarOpen | shouldBubble
+    ${false}      | ${false}      | ${true}
+    ${false}      | ${true}       | ${false}
+    ${true}       | ${false}      | ${true}
+    ${true}       | ${true}       | ${true}
+  `(
+    'Escape bubbles=$shouldBubble when isFullSidebar=$isFullSidebar and isSidebarOpen=$isSidebarOpen',
+    async ({ isFullSidebar, isSidebarOpen, shouldBubble }) => {
+      mocks.mediaQueryManager.isFullSidebar = isFullSidebar;
+      sidebarStore.isOpen = isSidebarOpen;
+      render(SideBarSection);
+      vi.mocked(sidebarStore.reset).mockClear();
+
+      const onDocumentKeydown = vi.fn();
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', onDocumentKeydown);
+      try {
+        await fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByTestId('sidebar-parent'), { key: 'Escape', code: 'Escape' });
+
+        expect(onDocumentKeydown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(shouldBubble ? 1 : 0);
+        expect(sidebarStore.reset).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(shouldBubble ? 0 : 1);
+      } finally {
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', onDocumentKeydown);
+      }
+    },
+  );
 });