# Macron orders France to prepare critical infrastructure for drone and cyberattacks amid growing ‘Russian hybrid threat’

https://mins.news/en/item/64670

- Meduza, 2026-09-18 17:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/18/macron-orders-france-to-prepare-its-critical-infrastructure-for-drone-and-cyberattacks-amid-a-growing-russian-hybrid-threat

> French President Emmanuel Macron said he ordered the government to devise a plan to protect critical infrastructure, including defense-industry sites, from drone and cyberattacks. He said the Russian hybrid threat to Europe and France had intensified in recent weeks and warned that such attacks would not go unanswered. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk separately accused Russia of planning hybrid missile and drone strikes against countries supporting Ukraine.

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