{
  "id": 10984958,
  "title": "Russian Regions Turn to Residents and Businesses to Fund Bomb Shelters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/russian-regions-turn-to-residents-and-businesses-to-fund-bomb-shelters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Moscow Times",
    "slug": "the-moscow-times",
    "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/30/russian-regions-turn-to-residents-and-businesses-to-fund-bomb-shelters-a93832"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Several Russian regions are seeking contributions from residents and businesses to fund the construction of bomb shelters and protection against drone attacks, as Russia restores its civil defense infrastructure in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. In St. Petersburg, building owners have been instructed to equip shelters, while residents in Yekaterinburg are being asked to approve charges for converting underground parking facilities. Parents of kindergarten children in Omsk have also been asked to contribute towards supplies for a basement shelter. The Emergency Situations Ministry estimates that the program will require approximately 155 billion rubles to restore over 20,000 protective facilities across 82 regions.",
  "summary": "Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov said in February that his ministry was restoring more than 20,000 civil defense facilities nationwide.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian regions seek contributions for bomb shelters.",
    "St. Petersburg orders building owners to equip shelters.",
    "Omsk parents asked to fund kindergarten shelter supplies."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}