Yelabuga drone factory
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Owner | Russian Federation |
Location | Alabuga Special Economic Zone, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia |
The Yelabuga drone factory is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) factory in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, near Yelabuga, Repbulic of Tatarstan, Russia, operated by the Russian company Albatross. It develops drones for military use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and is largely staffed by college students, including minors.
Overview
The manufacturing plant develops
In July 2023, an investigation revealed the factory recruits students of
Russia intends to build 6,000 UCAVs by summer 2025
History
Shahed drones were previously built by Shahed Aviation Industries in Iran, where, allegedly, every drone manufactory has two backup sites in the event of an aerial attack at one site.[5] According to a document submitted by Ukraine to the G7, Shahed drones are built with commercially available parts sold by companies headquartered in the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Japan, and Poland.[14] The document suggested there is no deliberate wrongdoing on the part of the companies, and that, due to the commercial availability of the parts, the parts are simply poorly regulated or are uncontrolled. The document also reported the components are imported to Iran from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Costa Rica.[14]
In December 2022, the
In September 2023, during the
In a
See also
References
- ^ Albright, David; Burkhard, Sarah (13 November 2023). "Visible Progress at Russia's Shahed Drone Production Site | Institute for Science and International Security". isis-online.org. Institute for Science and International Security. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Gozzi, Laura (2 April 2024). "Ukraine war: Deepest Ukraine drone attack into Russian territory injures 12". BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cook, Chris; Seddon, Max; Stognei, Anastasia; Schwartz, Felicia (6 July 2023). "Russia deploys 'Albatross' made in Iran-backed drone factory". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Алабуга. Производство смерти руками студентов". Протокол (in Russian). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
По словам студентов, у всех, кто задействован в производстве «лодок» (напомним, так на особом языке особой экономической зоны называются дроны-камикадзе)...
- ^ a b c d Yaron, Oded (21 February 2024). "Gold for drones: Massive leak reveals the Iranian Shahed project in Russia". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine". Sun Sentinel. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Nikolov, Boyko (7 July 2023). "Official: No longer a rumor Iran is producing UAVs in Russia". Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Holland, Jeff Mason and Steve (10 June 2023). "Iranians suspected to be helping Russia build a drone factory for use in war on Ukraine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "A Russian Factory Is Using Underage Workers To Assemble Iranian 'Suicide' Drones Destined For Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "«Протокол» и «РЗВРТ»: несовершеннолетних студентов колледжа в Татарстане массово привлекают к сборке дронов «Шахед»". Медиазона (in Russian). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
Кроме того, учащимся нельзя разглашать информацию о производстве — такой пункт прописан в их договоре об обучении. За его нарушение студента могут обязать выплатить колледжу штраф в 1,5-2 млн рублей.
- ^ "Ukraine war latest: Ukraine hits drone factory, oil refinery deep inside Russia". The Kyiv Independent. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Boffey, Daniel (27 September 2023). "Revealed: Europe's role in the making of Russia killer drones". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Madhani, Aamer; Lederer, Edith M.; Miller, Zeke (9 December 2022). "US: Russia, Iran moving toward full defense 'partnership'". AP News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Madhani, Aamer (9 June 2023). "White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine". AP News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Haven, Paul (18 September 2023). "Iran's president denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia and decries US meddling". AP News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Iran helping Russia build drone factory near Moscow for Ukraine war: White House". Alarabiya News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Roth, Andrew (2 April 2024). "Ukrainian drone attacks target oil refinery and factory deep inside Russia". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Service, RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir. "Missiles Hit Ukraine's Dnipro After Drone Attack On Industrial Targets Deep Inside Russia". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Newdick, Thomas (2 April 2024). "Russia's Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By Light Plane Converted Into A Drone". The War Zone. Retrieved 2 April 2024.