Since February 2022, only 25 Russian regions have published the addresses of shelters and bomb shelters, Novaya-Europe calculated. Moreover, seven of them disclosed this information only in May of this year.
The first publications. The first to make shelter addresses public were three regions: Belgorod, Volgograd, and Leningrad oblasts.
In Belgorod Oblast, the authorities made this information public in November 2022, by which time the region was already regularly coming under UAV attacks and missile strikes. Volgograd Oblast opened the data in December: for this, two UAV strikes were apparently enough for the authorities.
Against this background, Leningrad Oblast stands out in particular. The regional administration was the first in Russia to disclose shelter locations, back in October 2022, even though a drone was first spotted there no earlier than May 2023.
Who disclosed the data in 2023. The following year, five more regions were added to them: Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol, and Rostov oblasts, as well as the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol. By that time, all five regions were already systematically subjected to missile strikes and drone attacks.
Who disclosed the data in 2024. Then information about shelters and bomb shelters was made public in five more regions: Bryansk, Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Penza, and Tula oblasts. Penza and Novosibirsk oblasts are especially notable in this list. While the former saw only one UAV attack in all of 2024, Novosibirsk had not been attacked even once since the beginning of the war.
Who disclosed the data in 2025. In the fourth year of the war, three more regions made shelter information public: Omsk and Tyumen oblasts, as well as Khabarovsk Krai. Notably, Omsk Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai were never shelled during all the years of the war, while Tyumen encountered its first AFU strikes only in October 2025.
Who disclosed the data in 2026. This year, the authorities of six regions declassified the addresses of bomb shelters: Vladimir, Kurgan, Perm, Samara, and Chelyabinsk oblasts, as well as the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. In addition, in some cities of Krasnodar Krai, data on shelters was disclosed partially. These are Tuapse, Anapa, and Krasnodar.
It is unknown exactly when three more regions opened this data. These are Kemerovo Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and Kamchatka Krai.
What else is important to know. In total, military actions have affected at least 60 Russian regions. Most of them are located in the European part of Russia, and most of these regions were hit by drones and missiles fewer than 100 times over all the years of the war. However, only 15 federal subjects in the European part of the country made shelter addresses public.
Where to look for information about shelters. The authorities of those regions where information about shelters and bomb shelters remains closed to public access cite secrecy and security threats. They recommend contacting local management organizations and district administrations to find out the address of the shelter nearest to one's place of residence.
In June 2025, the Russian authorities promised that by December of the same year a shelter map would appear on the Gosuslugi website, but most federal subjects never implemented this project.
In addition, local authorities and residents have repeatedly stated that shelters in their regions are in improper condition. This problem has affected St. Petersburg, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and other cities.
In May 2025, the outlet Verstka reported that two thirds of Russian shelters are in unusable condition.