7. **New Requirements for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 429)**
Updated requirements for the physical and engineering-technical protection of Category III and IV critical infrastructure facilities in the public safety and civil protection sectors have been approved. The document establishes clear rules for access, video surveillance, security, and the protection of technological information against leakage. The terminology base and legislative references have also been updated in accordance with the effective specialized law. Facility operators are now required to regularly conduct internal operability checks of security systems.
8. **Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Electricity Storage (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 636 and No. 647)**
“Electricity storage” has been officially added to the list of essential services of the energy sector. This automatically classifies energy accumulation and storage systems as critical infrastructure facilities subject to enhanced state protection. In addition, the scope of the experimental project on infrastructure protection has been extended to maritime and inland water transport. The mechanis[m] has also been regulated
