Putin Grants Temporary State Control Over Private Firms Hit by Drones
Putin signed a decree allowing Russia to place privately owned “critical” facilities under temporary state management if they are deemed to have failed to protect against Ukrainian drone strikes, with no court order and a broad definition of what counts as critical. Legal experts warn it could be used to seize assets under the guise of security or to settle internal corporate disputes, effectively enabling redistribution of assets. The move comes amid a sustained Ukrainian drone campaign against Russia’s energy and logistics networks, with refinery strikes and drone hits on warehouses like Wildberries and Ozon; officials say the measure will be applied selectively and not as mass nationalisation, while some industry figures warn it could erode private control.
