Russia Lets Firms Buy Air Defenses as Ukraine Drone Attacks Hit Refineries and Ports
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 9
Russia Lets Firms Buy Air Defenses as Ukraine Drone Attacks Hit Refineries and Ports
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 9
Summary
Russia is shifting part of critical-infrastructure protection to private companies, allowing businesses to fund defenses for factories, ports and oil refineries facing Ukrainian drone strikes.
Under the arrangement, companies can purchase large-caliber air-defense weapons, while the Defense Ministry retains control of the systems and staffs them with reservist units.
The move follows a ramp-up in Kyiv's drone attacks on industrial plants and energy sites, pushing Moscow to spread the cost and burden of protecting economic assets.
The policy underscores how the war is reaching deeper into Russia's industrial base, forcing a blend of state command and private financing for homeland defense.