# Russia offers businesses tax breaks to build defenses against Ukrainian drones — but the state gets them for free

https://mins.news/en/item/82131

- Meduza, 2026-10-01 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/01/russia-offers-businesses-tax-breaks-for-building-defenses-against-ukrainian-drones-the-catch-the-state-gets-whatever-they-build-for-free

> A bill submitted by Russia’s government to the State Duma would let businesses deduct the cost of drone-protection structures from taxable profits if they hand them over free of charge to state security and emergency agencies. Businesses could also deduct meals provided in the structures from their VAT base. The proposal follows a decree allowing temporary state administration of critical facilities that fail to guard against threats including Ukrainian drone attacks.