Saint Petersburg Residents Told to Keep Phone Sounds On for Drone…
Authorities in St. Petersburg recommended residents turn on sound on their phones to hear SMS alerts about drone attacks.
Consensus
- Residents of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast faced a mass drone attack on October 18.
- Authorities recommend keeping phone sounds on to receive SMS alerts about drone attacks.
- SMS is the primary method used to inform the public about drone threats in Saint Petersburg.
- Sirens are not used during drone attacks due to concerns about causing panic.
- The decision to activate sirens and public address systems is made based on specific circumstances.
- Drone attacks are not considered a basis for triggering sirens under current civil defense protocols.
Points of divergence
- Dmitry Cheryomushkin, a representative of the Saint Petersburg City Council, stated that authorities are considering the possibility of using sirens despite concerns about panic. — tvrain
- The order for civil defense alerts specifies that sirens are only activated in response to four signals: 'Air Alert', 'End of Air Alert', 'Radiation Hazard', and 'Chemical Hazard'. — fontanka
- Dmitry Cheryomushkin and Konstantin Chebykin from the Saint Petersburg City Council said that authorities are considering the possibility of using sirens. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, they called to turn on the sound of SMS due to drone attacks — Дождь
- Authorities of St. Petersburg recommended residents turn on phone sound to hear SMS about drone attacks. In the legislative assembly they consider... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Residents of St. Petersburg advised not to turn off phone sound at night in case of drone attacks — Фонтанка