The article is dedicated to the study of the legal framework for countering acts of illegal interference at fuel and energy facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles. The relevance of the topic is due to the increase in the number of attacks on energy infrastructure facilities carried out with the use of unmanned systems, which poses significant threats to the energy and national security of the state (individuals, society, and the state). The author analyzed the current legislation of the Russian Federation in the area of ensuring anti-terrorist protection of the energy facilities, including the provisions of Federal Law No. 256-FZ of July 21, 2011, "On the Security of the Fuel and Energy Complex Facilities," regulatory legal acts governing the use of airspace, as well as certain aspects of criminal and administrative liability for violations of the safety requirements of fuel and energy complex facilities. Special attention is paid to the problems of legal regulation of countering unmanned aerial vehicles, including issues related to the delimitation of responsibility among security provision entities, the effectiveness of state control mechanisms, and the features of public-private partnerships in this area. The article also addresses the economic and legal aspect of ensuring the safety of energy facilities, related to the impact of insurance mechanisms on the level of investments in anti-terrorist protection systems. Based on the research conducted, proposals have been formulated for improving the legislation of the Russian Federation aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of countering acts of illegal interference at fuel and energy facilities. The methodological foundation of the research includes analytical, hermeneutic, formal-legal, and comparative-legal methods of legal analysis. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehensive analysis of the legal mechanism for countering illegal acts against the fuel and energy facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles. The research identifies gaps in the regulatory framework for anti-terrorist protection of facilities related to the definition of criteria for the effectiveness of protection, the delimitation of responsibility among security provision entities, and the application of state control mechanisms. Particular attention is given to the economic and legal aspect of ensuring the safety of energy infrastructure facilities, including the influence of insurance mechanisms on the level of investments in systems for countering attacks using UAVs. Based on the analysis conducted, proposals have been formulated for improving the legislation of the Russian Federation aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of legal regulation in countering acts of illegal interference using UAVs at fuel and energy facilities.
Nikita Aleksandrovich Povarov (Thu,) studied this question.