Sirens will be won in Novosibirsk: everything you need to know about checking the warning systems on October 9

Behind the scenes of the air: how does "interception" work?

Many people are used to the fact that the check is just the sirens screaming on the poles. But the modern civil defense system is a complex digital complex. What will really happen in these 10 minutes?

On the roofs of residential buildings, factories and administrative buildings of Novosibirsk, hundreds of powerful S-40 street sirens and voice loudspeakers will be launched simultaneously. Their task is to break through the noise barrier of the metropolis.

At exactly 10:43, the Central Alert Directorate’s automation will make the so-called “interception” of the first multiplex of digital television. Broadcasting of Channel One, Russia-1, NTV, Match TV and six more federal channels will be hardware suspended. Instead of advertising or talk shows, a special text screensaver will appear on the screens, and the announcer will read a civil defense educational message.

The same algorithm will affect the radio: popular state frequencies (including “Radio Russia”, “Mayak” and “Vesti FM”) for a minute will turn into a mouthpiece of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

On the gadgets of Novosibirsk residents who have a mobile application of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, emergency push notifications will come. Some residents will also receive verification SMS messages from the sender RSCHS.

Why is that necessary?

Complex tests are held twice a year - in the first Wednesdays of March and October (with rare date transfers). For a long time, for most citizens, this howl remained only a background noise, a reminder of Soviet civil defense posters. But reality is changing.

In July 2026, in the Novosibirsk region for the first time in history, a real danger regime for a UAV attack was declared. Then residents of the region were urgently urged to move away from the windows and take shelter in safe rooms through the RSES warning system. This case clearly proved that sirens and emergency mailings are not an abstract theory from textbooks, but a critical tool that should work without a single malfunction.

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Your step-by-step algorithm for October 9:

For the future: If you hear exactly the same unceasing howling sirens on any other normal day, the order of action will remain unchanged. No need to panic or run outside. The first thing you need to do is turn on a local TV channel or radio station, open a mobile application of the Ministry of Emergency Situations or news public. It is there that emergency services will promptly explain the cause of the alarm, the scale of the threat and give clear instructions on what to do and where to evacuate.

After 10:50, the automatics will turn off the sirens, broadcasting will return to the usual series and programs, and Novosibirsk will continue its usual Friday day.