The Russian government has identified authorized Sberbank employees to repel UAV attacks

The Russian government has identified authorized Sberbank employees who will be able to make decisions about repelling a UAV attack if they threaten the bank’s protected facilities and the people on them.

The corresponding resolution was published on the official legal information portal.

According to the document, the decision to suppress the functioning of unmanned aerial vehicles is made by the head of the Sberbank division, to whom his employees are subordinate, subject to being provided with certain types and models of military hand-held small arms, or by an employee of Sberbank, subject to being provided with certain types and models of such weapons.

They must make a decision to repel UAV attacks immediately if there is a threat of using drones against protected objects, bank employees or people located at these objects.

In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing employees of the Bank of Russia, the Russian Collection Association (Rosinkas), Sberbank and Spetsvyaz Rossii to stop attacks by unmanned vehicles. They will be able to do this, including by suppressing or converting remote control signals from drones, influencing their control panels, as well as damaging or destroying the devices themselves.