08/22/2025
Russia has announced a massive drone attack on the Volgograd region. On the night of Friday, August 22, a series of explosions thundered in Volgograd . The network reported that a railway station had been damaged, while local authorities claim to have “repelled the attack” and “set fire to dry food.”
The threat of a UAV attack in the Volgograd region was announced at 11 p.m. (local time and Kyiv time) on Thursday, August 21, when a siren wailed in Volgograd. Local media reported drone flights and intensive air defense work, and starting at 12:50 a.m., about ten explosions were heard.
What is known about the drone attack on the Volgograd region?
Volgograd Region Governor Andrey Bocharov announced at 3:30 a.m. that Russian Defense Ministry forces were repelling a “massive UAV attack.”
According to him, there were no injuries, but the falling debris allegedly caught fire on “dry” grass.
“Due to the fall of drone debris in the south of the city – in the area of Udmurtskaya and Jack London streets – local fires of dry vegetation have occurred,” the official announced.
He added that “fire crews are already working on the ground.”
In connection with the UAV attack , restrictions were introduced at Volgograd airport : two flights were canceled and three were delayed.
The emergency was declared over at half past four in the morning.
Train station hit
At the same time, the head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, Petro Andryuschenko, reported the destruction of a target in the Volgrad region – the Shpalopropitka railway station, which was involved in the military logistics of the occupiers.
“Volgograd. Between 01:45 and 05:15 , a mass attack took place. The Shpalopropitka railway station, 11 Udmurtskaya Street, Volgograd, was hit,” the report says.
According to Andryuschenko, the consequences and severity of the damage require additional clarification.
This is the 18th consecutive attack on the southern railway infrastructure involved in military logistics, he added.
