Volgograd residents report deafening roar during missile alert
Residents of Volgograd were frightened by a deafening roar and wail of sirens during a missile alert in the region, with reports coming from Central, Dzerzhinsky, Sovetsky and other districts.
Jul 27, 2026 0
Reports of sirens and a deafening roar emerged in the early hours of 21 July.
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Residents of Volgograd were frightened by a deafening roar and wail of sirens during a missile alert in the region. Reports are coming from the Central, Dzerzhinsky, Sovetsky and other districts. There have been no official comments on the situation in the region so far.
Readers reported hearing loud explosions and sirens throughout the city.
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The first reports appeared around 03:30.
«In the Dzerzhinsky district, the sirens started howling.»
«In the Sovetsky district, there was such a dull roar, and after that they started saying something over the loudspeaker, but I couldn«t hear what.»
«In our Dzerzhinsky district, the siren was blaring.»
«The loudspeakers started speaking.»
«It just banged very loudly, I felt the vibration.»
«My house just shook.»
«Although I am from Zhilgorodok, I could hear it muffled. My window was open, the door even jerked.»
«Krasnooktyabrsky district, the sirens have been blaring for half an hour.»
As a reminder: in the early morning of 21 July, a missile alert was urgently declared in the Volgograd region. Residents received an SMS notification from the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry (RSChS) asking them to take their documents and proceed to a shelter.
Residents report that after the SMS notification, the sirens started howling in the city.
At about the same time, Rosaviatsiya (Russia«s Federal Air Transport Agency) closed Volgograd Airport to arrivals and departures to ensure flight safety.
There have been no official reports on the situation in the region so far.
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