Russia’s infrastructure is being pummeled by Ukrainian strikes. Now Putin wants to seize control of it

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree giving the government powers to temporarily take control of “critical infrastructure” across the country, if private owners fail to protect it from escalating Ukrainian attacks.

The new measure comes as Moscow and Kyiv ramp up their air campaigns, with Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory sparking fuel shortages and bringing the war closer to home for ordinary Russians .

Kyiv has stepped up attacks in recent days on Ozon logistics hubs in Russia – a competitor to the frequently targeted e-commerce giant Wildberries – as it seeks to undermine Moscow’s war-driven economy. The decree, which came into force on Monday, says the new measures are being introduced “in connection with the growing threats to the security of critical infrastructure facilities of the Russian Federation.”

It covers a raft of sectors, according to the decree, including fuel and energy infrastructure, communications, transport and logistics facilities, among others.

If owners do not take sufficient steps to ensure the “security” of such facilities or restore their functioning quickly enough after attacks, the government can decide to implement “temporary administration,” the decree states. This effectively hands the Russian state control of the owner’s property, property rights and shares.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said, “quite often the owners of enterprises do not pay proper attention to taking measures to ensure security, anti-drone security.”

He also nodded to the support of Western nations for Kyiv as another reason why Moscow “must take measures” to, as he put it, “ensure our own security.”

Asked which companies could fall under the remit of the degree, Peskov told reporters the situation would be “analyzed primarily by the government, by the relevant agencies.”

“Wherever security measures are not being taken in critical areas, corresponding proposals will be submitted,” he added.

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Meanwhile, Russia has increasingly been launching high-speed missile attacks across Ukraine, exploiting Kyiv’s shortage of US-made Patriot air defense interceptors, which the country heavily relies upon to shoot down ballistic missiles. It’s a shortage that has been made worse due to a global supply crunch amid the Iran war.

Russia launched two missiles and 150 drones at Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, with 124 drones shot down, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Amid the interceptor shortage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had received a “small number of Patriot missiles,” Ukrainian state media outlet Ukrinform reported Tuesday.

“I won’t say which country provided them either – we’ve also received a small number of Patriot missiles. I can’t say how many, but just a few. We need more,” Zelensky said in a meeting with his Estonian counterpart, Ukrinform said.

CNN’s Daria Tarasova-Markina contributed reporting.

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俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京签署了一项法令，赋予政府权力，如果私人所有者未能保护“关键基础设施”免受乌克兰不断升级的袭击，政府可以暂时接管这些基础设施。

这项新措施出台之际，莫斯科和基辅加大了空袭力度，乌克兰对俄罗斯领土深处的空袭引发了燃料短缺，使战争离普通俄罗斯人的家更近了。

近日，基辅加大了对俄罗斯境内Ozon物流中心的攻击力度——Ozon是经常遭到攻击的电商巨头Wildberries的竞争对手——此举意在削弱莫斯科以战争为驱动的经济。这项于周一生效的法令称，这些新措施的出台是“为了应对俄罗斯联邦关键基础设施安全日益增长的威胁”。

根据该法令，它涵盖了众多领域，包括燃料和能源基础设施、通信、运输和物流设施等。

该法令规定，如果业主未能采取充分措施确保此类设施的“安全”，或在遭受袭击后未能迅速恢复其功能，政府可以决定实施“临时管理”。这实际上将业主的财产、产权和股份的控制权交由俄罗斯国家接管。

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克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫周二表示，“企业主往往没有充分重视采取措施来确保安全，特别是反无人机安全。”

他还指出西方国家对基辅的支持是莫斯科“必须采取措施”的另一个原因，正如他所说，“以确保我们自身的安全”。

当被问及哪些公司可能属于该学位的适用范围时，佩斯科夫告诉记者，这种情况将“主要由政府和相关机构进行分析”。

他补充说：“凡是在关键区域没有采取安全措施的地方，我们都会提交相应的提案。”

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英国向乌克兰提供秘密导弹技术。这会产生影响吗？

与此同时，俄罗斯不断向乌克兰境内发射高速导弹，利用基辅缺乏美国制造的“爱国者”防空拦截导弹的困境。乌克兰严重依赖这种导弹拦截弹道导弹。而伊朗战争导致的全球供应紧张，更使乌克兰的导弹短缺问题雪上加霜。

据乌克兰空军称，俄罗斯于周二凌晨向乌克兰发射了两枚导弹和 150 架无人机，其中 124 架无人机被击落。

据乌克兰国家通讯社Ukrinform周二报道，在拦截导弹短缺的情况下，乌克兰总统泽连斯基表示，基辅已经收到了“少量爱国者导弹”。

据乌克兰通讯社报道，泽连斯基在与爱沙尼亚总统会晤时表示：“我不会透露是哪个国家提供的——我们也收到了少量爱国者导弹。我不能说具体数量，但就是几枚。我们需要更多。”

美国有线电视新闻网 (CNN) 的达莉亚·塔拉索娃-马基纳 (Daria Tarasova-Markina) 提供了报道。