According to The Moscow Times, the Russian president has ordered the FSB and law enforcement agencies to increase the level of protection for defence Ministry officials, state and local government officials, as well as education and social welfare workers. According to The Moscow Times, the measures are intended as a consequence to a "wave of deadly attacks" that the Kremlin says are linked to the activities of Ukraine's peculiar services. According to the same source, Putin besides pointed to a increasing number of rocket and drone attacks on critical infrastructure and civilian facilities.