{
  "id": 3336503,
  "title": "Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putin-decree-lets-russia-take-control-of-infrastructure-damaged-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:01:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/putin-decree-lets-russia-take-control-of-infrastructure-damaged-in-ukrainian-drone-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian 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.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Putin authorizes the seizure of corporate assets that the government deems to be “insufficiently protected against drones”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putin-authorizes-the-seizure-of-corporate-assets-that-the-government",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:09:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Here’s what we know about Putin’s decree empowering the Russian state to take control of companies that fail to stop Ukrainian drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/heres-what-we-know-about-putins-decree-empowering-the-russian-state",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:10:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}