several types of UAVs may be allowed to be used in the regions – Kommersant

Several types of drones can be included in the experimental legal regime, which involves lifting the ban on their flights in the regions. Vasily Shpak, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, stated this in an interview with TASS.

He clarified that now this issue is being discussed by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Economy, and “the decision is theirs here.” “It is quite possible that drones designed for monitoring linear objects and, for example, taxation will be included in the experimental legal regime,” the deputy minister said.

With the help of UAVs for monitoring linear facilities, “local and main pipelines are monitored to prevent accidents.” They are used in the extraction and transportation of oil and natural gas. Other UAVs are designed for forest inventory (determining the number of tree plantations and their growth) and monitoring them in order to detect fires and call aircraft to extinguish.

Bans on the use of drones in the Russian regions were introduced due to drone attacks from Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko spokethat flights of drones used by agricultural producers can be allowed at an altitude of up to 150 m. The Ministry of Economy at the end of June confirmedthat discusses concessions.

Laura Keffer