Friday, May 29, 2026

"Russia to task bankers with shooting down Ukrainian drones"

From Al Jazeera, May 27:

New legislation aims to integrate banks into Russia’s air defences using jamming systems and trained employees. 

Russian lawmakers have passed a bill to allow trained bank employees to shoot down Ukrainian drones amid an increase in the number of attacks.

The draft legislation, which would see banks across Russia install electronic jamming systems while selected employees would shoot down incoming unmanned aircraft, passed in its third and final reading in the lower house Duma on Tuesday, according to the state-run TASS news agency....

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