Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper said food storage facilities and energy infrastructure were hit. Private homes were also damaged, he said.
\n\nRussian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Stavropol region governor Vladimir Vladimirov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
\n\nPeople enjoy a nice view on rainbow, backdropped by the GUM state shop, left, the St. Basil’s Cathedral, center, and the Spasskaya Tower, right, walking in Red Square during the golden hour in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
\n\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.
\n\nThe move came Monday amid growing economic pressure and public frustration being felt in Russia after months of escalating Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and e-commerce hubs that have caused nationwide disruptions.
\n\nUkraine also is reeling from relentless aerial attacks that have smashed its power grid ahead of winter and heavily damaged homes as Russia’s invasion stretches into its fifth year.
\n\nThe Kremlin’s exact intentions with the decree are…
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