Russia to deploy bank employees with jamming systems to shoot down Ukrainian drones

Russia is preparing legislation that would task bank employees with helping to shoot down Ukrainian drones using jamming systems, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

The new legal framework aims to integrate commercial banks into Russia's air defence network by equipping and training staff to operate electronic jamming systems, according to Al Jazeera.

The measure reflects the scale of the drone threat Russia faces internally, with Ukrainian drone strikes having repeatedly reached targets deep inside Russian territory. The legislation would effectively turn civilian financial institutions into auxiliary nodes in the country's air defence infrastructure.

No date for the law's passage or details on the number of banks and employees affected were included in the Al Jazeera report.