Russia approves law permitting drones to be shot down over oil and gas rigs in Caspian Sea, Ifx reports

Russia's upper ​house of parliament, the ​Federation Council, on ‌Wednesday approved ​a law allowing Ukrainian and other hostile drones to be shot ‌down over oil and gas rigs in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea, the Interfax news agency reported. Russia's ‌second-largest oil producer Lukoil extracts oil at two ‌major projects in the Caspian Sea - the Filanovsky and Korchagin fields, which have been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones.

Ukraine has intensified ⁠its ​attacks on ⁠Russian energy facilities as part of its push to weaken ⁠Russia's economy and hence funding for its troop fighting in ​Ukraine. According to a note published on the parliament's ⁠website, drones pose one of the most serious threats to ⁠Russia's ​economic interests in the Caspian sea.

"Adoption of the relevant federal law will make it possible to ⁠eliminate the legal vacuum and take the necessary measures ⁠to ensure the ⁠anti-terrorism protection of such facilities, without affecting issues of shipping and fishing," the ‌note ‌said.

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