Shahed assembly plant

YouTube removes videos promoting Russian Shahed assembly plant in Alabuga

YouTube has removed videos promoting a Russian drone assembly plant in Alabuga that manufactures Shahed UAVs used in daily strikes across Ukraine, Ukraine FM Andrii Sybiha reported on June 11.

12 June, 11:21 AM

Russia streamlines production to send missiles and drones directly to front - video interview

Russia has successfully established an assembly-line process for the rapid production and deployment of missiles and Shahed drones to the front, Air Force communications chief Yurii Ihnat said in an interview with Radio NV on May 27.

27 May, 09:20 AM

Russia produces 2,700 Shahed drones monthly, Ukrainian intel says

Russia’s current capabilities allow it to manufacture 2,700 kamikaze drones, referred to as Geran-2 in Russia, per month, Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), told Novyny.LIVE on Sept. 6.

6 September 2025, 12:50 PM

Russia expands Shahed drone plant in Tatarstan, satellite photos show

Russia is expanding the Shahed UAV manufacturing facility in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, as seen in satellite images NV examined on July 9.

9 July 2025, 09:42 PM

Drones hit hometown of Russian Shaheds - Video

A video of a drone attack on Yelabuga, the Republic of Tatarstan, where Russia assembles Shahed-131/136 attack drones, was posted by Telegram channels on May 26.

26 May 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukraine strikes Russian Shahed drone depot, weakening Russia’s attack capabilities

Ukraine’s Defense Forces, including the Air Force, carried out a strike on a Shahed drone warehouse in Russia’s Oryol Oblast on Dec. 26, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed on Dec. 28.

28 December 2024, 11:05 AM

Ukrainian intelligence behind strike on Russian Shahed attack drone plant in Tatarstan, says source

The attack on a Shahed drone factory in Tatarstan, Russia, located 1,200 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, was organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, a source in the special services told NV on April 2.

2 April 2024, 11:53 AM

Drone attacks TANECO oil refinery in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, 1100 km from Ukrainian border – Russian media

A facility of the TANECO oil refinery complex in Nizhnekamsk, the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, was hit by a drone, according to preliminary information reported by the Russian Baza telegram channel on Apr. 2.

2 April 2024, 11:18 AM

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