{"id":2112764,"date":"2026-08-26T09:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112764"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:41:31","slug":"putin-signs-decree-allowing-state-seizure-of-businesses-hit-by-drone-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112764","title":{"rendered":"Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of businesses hit by drone strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/73\/65\/1200x675_cmsv2_ff827d0c-235e-55c5-9a75-a3a1b44f4247-9887365.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2920771-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920771\" data-cid=\"9890087\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920771-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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US child-safety settlement deal\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          News<\/p>\n<p>                          World<\/p>\n<p>                          Russia<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of businesses hit by drone strikes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The edict covers energy, transport, logistics and any facility deemed critical to national security, and can be imposed by presidential instruction alone. Experts called it &#8220;hybrid nationalisation,&#8221; warning it would be used to seize assets from companies under the pretext of security failure.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that could place privately owned businesses under state management if the government judges they have failed to protect themselves against Ukrainian drone attacks \u2014 a move legal experts described on Wednesday as a potential tool for seizing assets from Russian companies under the pretext of security failures.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The edict, which took effect immediately, covers facilities in the fuel and energy sector, industry, communications, energy \u2014 including nuclear \u2014 utilities, transport and logistics, and any other facility deemed of &#8220;particular importance for the security, economic stability and the livelihood of the population of the Russian Federation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>It allows temporary state management to be imposed without a court decision, based on a presidential instruction alone \u2014 which lawyers noted could be given orally.<\/p>\n<p>State management can now be triggered by a company&#8217;s failure to adopt security measures against drone attacks, violations of security requirements, or steps judged ineffective. <\/p>\n<p>Crucially, the Russian president&#8217;s decree does not define who decides whether the threshold has been met or on what criteria.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A tool for redistribution?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A source within a major Russian energy company, speaking to Euronews on condition of anonymity, said they feared the decree would be used in internal corporate disputes \u2014 that employees could use it to denounce management during conflicts, with devastating consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Legal and business experts reacted sharply. Political analyst Abbas Gallyamov called it &#8220;hybrid nationalisation&#8221;. &#8220;After they have bombed you, the state will come to you and, accusing you of failing to protect yourself from the attack, will seize it from you,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/73\/65\/808x539_cmsv2_280fb17f-97f8-5701-bc72-8a4a63f2dba1-9887365.jpg\" alt=\"Plumes of smoke from the Wildberries online retailer&apos;s warehouse in St Petersburg rise into the sky after a Ukrainian drone attack, with St Isaac&apos;s Cathedral in the foreground, 24 July 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Plumes of smoke from the Wildberries online retailer&#8217;s warehouse in St Petersburg rise into the sky after a Ukrainian drone attack, with St Isaac&#8217;s Cathedral in the foreground, 24 July 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lawyer Andrei Grivtsov said the extremely broad definition of &#8220;critical infrastructure&#8221; left unanswered the fundamental question of who would assess compliance and on what basis. <\/p>\n<p>A representative of one of Russia&#8217;s largest agribusiness holdings, speaking anonymously to Forbes Russia, was more direct, calling the decree &#8220;a tool that will allow large assets to be taken away from business under the pretext of non-compliance with security measures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Sergei Uchitel warned against taking the word &#8220;temporary&#8221; at face value. In practice, external management means a company loses control over its operations, cannot set its own strategy, and is eventually forced to sell &#8220;on terms that can hardly be described as voluntary,&#8221; Uchitel said.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of oil refineries and e-commerce platforms Wildberries and Ozon struck by Ukrainian drones have yet to comment on Putin&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Drone strikes and fuel shortages<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The decree was issued against the backdrop of an intensifying Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian economic infrastructure, as Moscow&#8217;s all-out war against Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.<\/p>\n<p>In the first six months of 2026, Ukrainian drones successfully struck Russian refineries at least 194 times \u2014 11 times more often than in the same period of 2025, according to Financial Times calculations. Wildberries warehouses have been hit 21 times across 16 regions since mid-July, and since Saturday, Ukrainian drones have struck six Ozon logistics facilities in three days.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has recently stepped up strikes on Russian logistics and energy infrastructure in a bid to cut the source of funding for Moscow&#8217;s war machine amid sustained Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities and villages. <\/p>\n<p>According to the UN, at least 437 civilians were killed in Ukraine in July, the highest monthly figure since May 2022, 30% higher than in June and 70% higher than in July 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has repeatedly warned Russian forces are deliberately continuing to target residential areas and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Russians pull billions from banks fearing Kremlin will seize savings for war<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three days before signing the decree, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed oil companies to revise their refinery maintenance schedules to avoid worsening existing fuel shortages. Under the new decree, any delays in restoring damaged facilities could now have direct legal consequences for their owners.<\/p>\n<p>First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov sought to reassure businesses on the day of publication, telling RBC that the decree &#8220;will be applied selectively; this is not about nationalisation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He said decisions would be taken &#8220;at the very highest level&#8221; and that there was no mechanism for mass introduction of temporary management. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, the owners of enterprises treat the threats we face with varying degrees of responsibility,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a number of cases, ensuring the security of facilities and staff, unfortunately, is not their priority. It is precisely in such cases that the state will assume responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis 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src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/00\/87\/320x180_cmsv2_fcb384ee-b950-5a4d-a260-2194da1e15c3-9890087.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Norway&apos;s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re, right, and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    If Iceland joins the EU, where does that leave Norway?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920528-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2920528\" data-cid=\"9888725\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    French man detained in Italy after three Akeron missiles found in van<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article 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for seizing assets from Russian companies under the pretext of security failures.The edict, which took effect immediately, covers facilities in the fuel and energy sector, industry, communications, energy \u2014 including nuclear \u2014 utilities, transport and logistics, and any other facility deemed of &#8220;particular importance for the security, economic stability and the livelihood of the population of the Russian Federation.&#8221;It allows temporary state management to be imposed without a court decision, based on a presidential instruction alone \u2014 which lawyers noted could be given orally.State management can now be triggered by a company&#8217;s failure to adopt security measures against drone attacks, violations of security requirements, or steps judged ineffective.Crucially, the Russian president&#8217;s decree does not define who decides whether the threshold has been met or on what criteria.A tool for redistribution?A source within a major Russian energy company, speaking to Euronews on condition of anonymity, said they feared the decree would be used in internal corporate disputes \u2014 that employees could use it to denounce management during conflicts, with devastating consequences.Legal and business experts reacted sharply. Political analyst Abbas Gallyamov called it &#8220;hybrid nationalisation&#8221;. &#8220;After they have bombed you, the state will come to you and, accusing you of failing to protect yourself from the attack, will seize it from you,&#8221; he said.Lawyer Andrei Grivtsov said the extremely broad definition of &#8220;critical infrastructure&#8221; left unanswered the fundamental question of who would assess compliance and on what basis.A representative of one of Russia&#8217;s largest agribusiness holdings, speaking anonymously to Forbes Russia, was more direct, calling the decree &#8220;a tool that will allow large assets to be taken away from business under the pretext of non-compliance with security measures.&#8221;Lawyer Sergei Uchitel warned against taking the word &#8220;temporary&#8221; at face value. In practice, external management means a company loses control over its operations, cannot set its own strategy, and is eventually forced to sell &#8220;on terms that can hardly be described as voluntary,&#8221; Uchitel said.Representatives of oil refineries and e-commerce platforms Wildberries and Ozon struck by Ukrainian drones have yet to comment on Putin&#8217;s decision.Drone strikes and fuel shortagesThe decree was issued against the backdrop of an intensifying Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian economic infrastructure, as Moscow&#8217;s all-out war against Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.In the first six months of 2026, Ukrainian drones successfully struck Russian refineries at least 194 times \u2014 11 times more often than in the same period of 2025, according to Financial Times calculations. Wildberries warehouses have been hit 21 times across 16 regions since mid-July, and since Saturday, Ukrainian drones have struck six Ozon logistics facilities in three days.Kyiv has recently stepped up strikes on Russian logistics and energy infrastructure in a bid to cut the source of funding for Moscow&#8217;s war machine amid sustained Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities and villages.According to the UN, at least 437 civilians were killed in Ukraine in July, the highest monthly figure since May 2022, 30% higher than in June and 70% higher than in July 2025.Kyiv has repeatedly warned Russian forces are deliberately continuing to target residential areas and civilian infrastructure.Three days before signing the decree, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed oil companies to revise their refinery maintenance schedules to avoid worsening existing fuel shortages. Under the new decree, any delays in restoring damaged facilities could now have direct legal consequences for their owners.First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov sought to reassure businesses on the day of publication, telling RBC that the decree &#8220;will be applied selectively; this is not about nationalisation.&#8221;He said decisions would be taken &#8220;at the very highest level&#8221; and that there was no mechanism for mass introduction of temporary management.&#8221;Today, the owners of enterprises treat the threats we face with varying degrees of responsibility,&#8221; he said.&#8221;In a number of cases, ensuring the security of facilities and staff, unfortunately, is not their priority. 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