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Russian Postal Workers to Arm Themselves With Anti-Drone Weapons

The expanded decree follows a 560% rise in commercial anti-drone purchases as Ukrainian strikes target Russian infrastructure and logistics hubs.

Summary by The Moscow Times
The Russian government has authorized federal postal service employees to carry anti-drone weapons as Ukraine ramps up its attacks across the country. “Special technical means of countering unmanned aerial, underwater and surface vessels and vehicles, autonomous land vehicles and other automated unmanned systems” have been added to an official list of weapons, ammunition and special gear.

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Russian postal workers and other employees of the Russian Post, which has a total of about 177,000 employees, will soon be equipped with similar equipment to the soldiers. According to the latest decree, they will receive weapons against drones, the Russian state agency TASS reported. They are already equipped with 9-millimeter pistols and bulletproof vests.

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The Russian government has added anti-drone weapons to the list of service and civilian weapons and special equipment issued to postal employees.

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Life.ru broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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