Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree permitting the introduction of temporary external management at critical infrastructure facilities whose owners failed to take measures to ensure their security. The document was published on the official legal information portal and has taken effect.
The decree covers facilities in the fuel and energy complex, energy, industry, communications, utilities, transport and logistics infrastructure, as well as "other facilities of particular importance for ensuring the security and economic stability of the Russian Federation."
External management will be introduced if owners fail to take security measures, violate requirements set by authorities, create a threat to the normal operation of facilities — including through ineffective efforts to counter drone attack threats — or fail to restore facilities after attacks.
Under the decree, the temporary manager will be the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo) or "another person" designated by the government. Authorities will be able to transfer to the manager rights to the owner's real estate, securities and property. The upkeep of the property will be financed from income generated by its use.
The decree comes amid regular Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil industry facilities, as well as logistics centers of the marketplaces Wildberries and Ozon.