Serbian intelligence officers tested sound cannons on dogs in cooperation with the notorious Russian security service, according to government documents reviewed by Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serbian documents confirm that the administration of President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 carried out experiments with powerful loudspeakers, colloquially known as sound cannons, two weeks after an anti-government protest in Belgrade was disrupted by what demonstrators described as a disabling sound blast, Politico writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The joint testing of sound weapons on animals points to the depth of security cooperation between Russia \u2014 the European Union\u2019s most aggressive adversary \u2014 and Serbia, an EU membership candidate whose accession process is stalled, as the government faces serious challenges, the article says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) are marketed as tools for communication over long distances, but when used at close range they can pose a risk of hearing damage. They have also been reported to cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea. The government has denied using sound cannons during the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serbia is in the grip of the largest protest movement in decades. For more than a year, tens of thousands of people \u2014 and at times hundreds of thousands of citizens \u2014 have taken to the streets across the country, organizing regular, mass protests that reflect growing anger toward the authorities, Politico reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On March 15, 2025, during one of the largest protests, a sudden, deafening noise tore through Belgrade\u2019s main thoroughfare, forcing waves of people to duck and seek cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footage recorded from multiple angles shows the disturbance spreading through the densely packed crowd, followed by people fleeing in panic. Demonstrators who arrived at Belgrade emergency centers reported nausea, vomiting, headaches, and dizziness. They said they heard a sound resembling a \u201cgroup of motorcyclists\u201d or a \u201clocomotive\u201d approaching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n