02:26, 22 August 2025

Volgograd Airport Restricts Operations Amid UAV Attack

Restrictions on the reception and release of flights at the Volgograd airport. City residents report the sounds of drones and explosions in the sky.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, the Volgograd airport suspended operations on the night of August 20. On August 16, the airports of Volgograd, as well as Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz and Grozny, were closed for several hours.

Artem Korenyako, an employee of the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency, reported restrictions on the operation of the Volgograd airport tonight. "Temporary restrictions have been introduced on the reception and release of aircraft. The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Volgograd residents reported hearing explosions in the sky at the same time. “Residents of Krasnoarmeysky (district) report loud sounds in the sky. Residents of Kirovsky district also report loud sounds,” writes the Telegram channel “Volgograd with a sparkle.”

About 10 explosions thundered over Volgograd, they were also heard in Volzhsky, SHOT writes. “Seven to ten explosions were heard over the city starting at 00:50. The sound of an engine was heard and bright flashes were visible over the Volga. The UAVs were flying at a low altitude. The loud sound set off car alarms,” the channel’s publication claims, citing eyewitnesses.

The Telegram channel “Radar Volgograd” reported on the danger of UAVs in Volgograd and nearby settlements at 1:33 a.m. Moscow time. At 2:09 a.m. Moscow time, the channel reported that a drone had been shot down in the Krasnoarmeysky District of Volgograd. At 2:17 a.m. Moscow time, it reported that two drones flying “over the Volga towards the oil refinery” had been shot down in the same area. Representatives of the city administration did not comment on the situation on official channels.

"Kavkazsky Uzel" also wrote that on August 13, fragments of a drone fell on the roof of a 16-story building on Opolchenskaya Street in Volgograd. Residents of the building were evacuated, but during the day the authorities allowed them to return to their apartments.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/414023