Russia to Cancel Inspections for Drone-Damaged Infrastructure
The Russian government is preparing to cancel planned and unplanned non-tax inspections for infrastructure and businesses damaged by drone attacks, as part of measures to reduce administrative burden. This follows earlier support measures, including tax deferrals and insurance initiatives for affected companies.
Consensus
- The Russian government is preparing to cancel non-tax inspections for organizations and infrastructure damaged by drone attacks.
- The measure is part of broader efforts to reduce administrative burden on affected businesses.
- A normative act for this measure has been prepared and is in high readiness.
- The initiative applies not only to marketplaces like Wildberries but also to other civil infrastructure.
- Similar temporary inspection moratoriums were previously applied in Russia from 2022 to 2025.
- Control agencies must still conduct inspections when risk indicators are triggered.
- The government has already approved support measures for businesses affected by drone attacks on RWB assets.
- Tax deferrals were granted for affected companies, including a one-year delay on payments for VAT, profit tax, and social insurance contributions.
- The tax deferral period is from August 2026 to July 2027.
- Tax inspections for affected businesses are suspended until the end of 2026.
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has begun notifying affected entrepreneurs about the tax deferral.
- The government extended the deadline for marking children's toys until the end of February 2027.
Points of divergence
- The new initiative specifically targets entrepreneurs who suffered damage from drone attacks, building on the previous risk-based inspection model. — kommersant
- The government has already approved two support packages: one for sellers whose goods were damaged at warehouses, and another for the RWB group. — vedomosti
- The general prosecutor, Alexander Gutsan, also mentioned the possibility of introducing a moratorium on inspections during his speech at the Eastern Economic Forum. — kommersant
- Wildberries and Rosgosstrakh launched a voluntary insurance program for goods in partner fulfillment centers on August 21. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Government announced cancellation of inspections of objects damaged by drones — Коммерсантъ
- Grigorenko: Government prepares to cancel inspections of objects damaged by drones — Ведомости