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Russian decree allows state to seize critical facilities lacking adequate defenses
President Vladimir Putin signed an order to take temporary control of essential infrastructure deemed poorly protected or slow to repair amid Ukrainian strikes.
The short version
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorizing the temporary state takeover of critical facilities that fail to secure their sites or repair damage quickly.
- The measure spans energy, nuclear, transport, logistics, communications, utilities, and industrial sectors essential to economic and security stability.
- The decree comes as ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian energy plants, oil refineries, and major retail logistics hubs, contributing to regional fuel shortages.
Key facts
- President Vladimir Putin signed a decree enabling the Russian government to assume temporary physical and financial control of critical infrastructure deemed inadequately protected or slow to repair following attacks.[Al Jazeera]
- Under the new rule, operational and ownership powers can be transferred to the Federal Agency for State Property Management or another designated body to manage security and inventory assets.[Al Jazeera]
- The regulation covers fuel, energy, nuclear power, industrial sites, communications, transportation, logistics, and public utilities.[Al Jazeera]
- Ukrainian long-range drone strikes have hit various Russian targets, including oil facilities, wildberries warehouses, and four Ozon logistics hubs in southern Russia.[Al Jazeera]
- Operations at Russia's Perm oil refinery were temporarily halted following recent drone strikes that damaged key processing units, according to industry sources cited by Reuters.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- It remains unknown which specific corporate or state entities will first be targeted for takeover under the decree, or how regulators will evaluate whether repairs are happening quickly enough.[Al Jazeera]