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Russia expanding drone plant in Alabuga, satellite images show

The existing drone manufacturing plant in Alabuga, Tatarstan, is expanding to include over 1,000 hectares for new production facilities, warehouses, transport infrastructure, German newspaper Bild reported on Sept. 3.

3 September, 09:35 PM

Satellite images reveal two-layer defense system around Alabuga Shahed drone plant

Satellite imagery shows the construction of a large-scale defensive system around a strike drone production plant in Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, analyst Spencer Faragasso of the Institute for Science and International Security said on Aug. 30.

30 August, 09:15 AM

Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan – video

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted a Russian oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on August 20, according to independent monitoring channels.

20 August, 10:23 AM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on Taneco oil refinery in Russia's Tatarstan

Ukrainian forces struck the Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, overnight, Ukraine's General Staff said on Aug. 10.

10 August, 02:17 PM

Explosions rock Russia’s Tatarstan amid massive drone barrage

Drone strikes triggered a wave of explosions across Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on the morning of August 10, independent outlet Astra reported.

10 August, 10:39 AM

Drone strike sparks fires in Russia's Tatarstan

Ukraine-launched drones targeted Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, with the mayor of Zelenodolsk saying debris from intercepted drones caused a localized fire, according to Russian officials on Aug. 5.

5 August, 12:00 PM

Overnight drone attack sparks fires at major Russian chemical plant in Tatarstan - video

Explosions shook Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan overnight, as local residents reported fires and smoke over the city, Russian independent news outlet Astra reported on July 8.

8 July, 09:15 AM

Key Russian oil infrastructure hit as Ukraine attacks Tatarstan refineries

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two major oil refineries in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan overnight on June 12, damaging critical infrastructure at one of the country's largest refining complexes, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

12 June, 12:43 PM

Drones strike one of Europe's largest petrochemical plants in Tatarstan

Drones struck a major petrochemical plant in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, triggering a large fire, according to OSINT analysts, including Astra on June 12.

12 June, 12:00 PM

Russia enlists North Korean labor to assemble drones

Russia has recruited about 20,000 North Korean workers to manufacture military equipment, chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Maj. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 08:29 PM

Kyiv continues targeting Russia’s Shahed drone stockpiles

For a second time in a week, Ukraine’s SBU security service attacked Shahed kamikaze drone storage in Russia’s Tatarstan, 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine, the SBU announced on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 09:37 PM

Russian Tatarstan under attack as drones strike vital facilities

Drone attacks struck Russia’s Tatarstan Oblast, causing explosions in Kazan, Nizhny Kamsk, Yelabuga, and Naberezhnye Chelny, the Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 01:50 PM

Two impacts recorded at Shahed drone storage site in Russia’s Tatarstan after Ukrainian strike

A Ukrainian attack damaged a logistics terminal in Russia’s Tatarstan Oblast, where Shahed drones and foreign components are stored, new satellite images obtained by NV show on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 11:41 PM

SBU confirms drone strike on Shahed storage site in Tatarstan, Russia

The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that drones struck a logistics hub in Tatarstan, Russia, storing ready-to-use Shahed drones and foreign components, according to an SBU statement on Aug. 9.

9 August 2025, 05:43 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

Crashed 'plane' in Tatarstan turns out to be cutting-edge Russian Altius drone - video

The “aircraft” that reportedly crashed in Tatarstan, was in fact the Altius, Russia’s newest military drone, RIA Novosti propaganda news agency wrote on July 8.

8 July 2025, 02:08 PM

Plane crashes and bursts into flames near residential building in Russia, footage spreads online

A plane crashed onto a residential property in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, with reports claiming it was a training aircraft, pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Shot wrote on July 8.

8 July 2025, 01:10 PM

Towed glider used to strike Russia’s Shahed factory

Ukraine used a 100-kilogram-warhead glider, towed by an unmanned A-22 ‘Foxbat’ light aircraft, to attack Russia’s Shahed drone manufacturing facility in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, Ukrainian military news outlet Defense Express reported on June 16.

16 June 2025, 11:37 PM

Drone waves slam 11 Russian regions, disrupt airports and cities

The Republic of Tatarstan, Moscow Oblasts and nine other Russian oblasts were targeted in a massive overnight drone attack, local Telegram channels reported on June 10, posting eyewitness videos from various cities across Russia.

10 June 2025, 07:12 AM

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

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