Russia to allow its central bank to down drones as Moscow struggles to defend against attacks
Russia has enacted a law allowing its central bank and financial institutions to defend against drone attacks. This measure comes as Ukraine increases its use of long-range drone strikes, challenging Russia's air defense capabilities. The law empowers employees to operate defense systems independently, without special forces involvement.
- ▪The law was passed by Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
- ▪Staff at the central bank and other financial institutions can now be armed to repel drone attacks.
- ▪The legislation allows for the use of various methods to thwart drone operations, including jamming signals and damaging drones.
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- ▪ Russia allows central bank, top bank Sberbank to directly down drones — Straits Times — World
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Russia has passed a law authorizing its central bank and other financial institutions to repel drone attacks with their own defense systems, as the country struggles to defend against Ukrainian strikes.The law, passed by Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday, will allow staff at Russia's central bank to be armed and to operate the systems used to down unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, or drone) attacks without the involvement of special forces. Ukraine's military has increasingly opted for longer-range drone strikes, thereby stretching Russia's capacity to defend the skies over its vast territory.
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