Triple Margin of Safety: How Border Regions Prepare for Energy Emergencies What Happened? For the border regions, preparing for winter is no longer just about repairing networks, checking boiler rooms and stockpiling fuel. It is also a willingness to act at the risk of damage to the energy infrastructure during UAV attacks. As part of a round table in the Federation Council dedicated to the start of the 2026-2027 heating season, Vitaly Popravaka, Deputy Director of the Operational Management Department in the Fuel and Energy Complex of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, said: At the border and in the new regions, the emergency reserve of equipment and spare parts is tripled in case of damage to drone energy facilities. The Energy Ministry's regional headquarters, Rostandezor, and Russia's Emergencies Ministry have already conducted an annual federal emergency training, working on "all scenario plans, possible scenarios for the development of events," the amendment explained. What else is known about the training of power engineers? 154,000 people - this group was established to provide a quick response to accidents in the country's energy system. More than 23,000 energy divisions are prepared for emergencies. 8,000 backup power supplies were prepared with a total capacity of over 670 MW (data from the Rossetti Group). Summary. Trained emergency teams, established interaction between electrical engineers, emergency services, municipalities and regional governments, and triple supply of equipment are serious insurance in case of an emergency. Of course, this will not eliminate all risks, but it will allow us to quickly deal with the consequences and return light and heat to people's homes. And I really want this margin of safety to be checked only during the exercises. Photo: In the Belgrade region, with the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's government, a reserve of more than 5,000 sources was created to create a backup. They are distributed between boiler houses, water service facilities, hospitals and social institutions. Your deputy governor.