Alabuga economic zone

Underground group says it infiltrated Russia’s Alabuga drone production site

A website belonging to Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan appeared to have been hacked on June 27, according to an archived version of the site reviewed by The Insider.

29 June, 01:15 PM

Russia offers students lavish pay for assembling Shahed drones

Russian students assembling Shahed kamikaze drones at the Alabuga facility can earn up to RUB500,000 ($6,800) per month, Elvira Fomina, head of the Alabuga Polytechnic College, said on June 5.

6 June, 02:55 AM

Russia seeks 12,000 North Korean workers for drone plant

Russia intends to bring 12,000 North Koreans to work at enterprises in the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, where long-range Shahed attack drones are produced, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate reported on Telegram on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 11:46 AM

Secret plant in Russia increases drone production for war against Ukraine

A secret factory in Russia’s special economic zone of Alabuga in Tatarstan has ramped up production of Iranian-made attack and reconnaissance drones, using a range of Chinese components and employing a very young, low-skilled workforce, CNN reported on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 03:35 PM

Shahed drones' components warehouse destroyed in Russia

A warehouse housing components for the production of 400 Shahed-136 drones, worth $16 million, was destroyed in fire in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone of Tatarstan, Russia, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2024, 10:04 AM

Drones attack an oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan — video

Two drones attacked the Yelaznefteprodukt oil refinery in Russia’s Yelabuga, Tatarstan — more than 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border, Mash Telegram channel claimed on April 2.

2 April 2024, 12:25 PM

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