Tatarstan

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

Shahed factory in Russia targeted in drone strike

Drones struck the Alabuga Special Economic Zone near Yelabuga, Tatarstan, with reports of explosions and impacts near a factory producing Shahed drones on April 23.

23 April 2025, 06:59 PM

Tatarstan increases payouts for Russian contract soldiers

Regional authorities in Tatarstan, Russia are raising financial incentives to attract citizens to sign military contracts, U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 23.

24 January 2025, 07:56 AM

Drones attack strategic sites in Russia’s Tatarstan, explosions across Kazan - Video

Several groups of drones have reportedly attacked the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, the Mash Telegram channel claimed early on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 09:01 AM

Drone attack halts all flights at Russia’s Kazan airport

A drone attack suspended operations at the international airport in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, the Astra Telegram channel reported early on Dec. 31.

31 December 2024, 10:10 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 may have targeted Kazan powder factory producing Iskander components – National Security Council

In Russia’s Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, during a drone attack on Dec. 21, at least one UAV struck an industrial facility, potentially the Kazan Powder Factory, according to Andrii Kostenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).

21 December 2024, 12:22 PM

Russian airports closed due to drone attack

On Dec. 21, several airports in Russia were closed due to the threat of an attack by strike drones on the Republic of Tatarstan.

21 December 2024, 11:14 AM

ISW and The War Zone highlight impact of Ukraine’s Caspian Sea strike on Russian naval base

Ukraine’s first strike on Russia's naval base in Kaspiysk may have damaged several Caspian Flotilla ships, analysts say.

7 November 2024, 11:52 AM

Drone threat halts flights at Russia’s Kazan Airport

Russian aviation authorities imposed flight restrictions in Kazan Airport, Republic of Tatarstan, in response to a threat of a possible drone attack, the Baza Telegram channel reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2024, 09:49 AM

Drone threat halts operations at two airports in Russia's Tatarstan

Russian aviation authorities suspended operations at Kazan Airport in Tatarstan on Aug. 28, citing safety concerns due to a potential drone attack, according to the Russian Telegram channel Baza.

28 August 2024, 11:00 AM

Russia offers cash for recruiting friends to military – ISW

Russia is boosting non-standard monetary incentives for military contract service, according to a July 21 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

22 July 2024, 12:20 PM

Russian Tatarstan under drone attack again, local airports closed

Air raid sirens were heard in Kazan on the morning of May 31, prompting evacuations at some industrial sites, as drones were spotted over Kazan and the Atninsky district of Tatarstan, according to the Russian Telegram channel Astra.

31 May 2024, 11:45 AM

Tatarstan in Russia attacked by drones, industrial enterprises evacuated

The cities of Nizhnekamsk and Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, were attacked by drones, and industrial enterprises were evacuated, Russian Telegram channels reported on May 23.

23 May 2024, 05:35 PM

Ukrainian intelligence disrupts Tatarstan’s networks in major cyber attack — NV source

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has launched a significant cyber attack targeting internet providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, a key Russian economic region, according to intelligence sources who spoke with NV on May 3.

3 May 2024, 01:27 PM

Fire breaks out at KAMAZ, leading Russian military truck supplier plant

An assembly shop at main plant of KamAZ corporation is on fire in Tatarstan, Russia, Crimean Wind monitoring public reported in Telegram on April 28.

28 April 2024, 12:14 PM

UN retracts condemnation of Ukraine's strike on Russian drone factory in Tatarstan

UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric made an error when he condemned Ukraine attacking a kamikaze drone assembly plant in Russia’s Tatarstan, referring to the facility as “civilian infrastructure,” Dujarric told VOA on April 4.

4 April 2024, 08:42 PM

UN calls Russia’s drone factory in Tatarstan ‘civilian infrastructure’ while condemning UA attack

United Nations Secretary General spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, condemned the Ukrainian drone attack on a drone manufacturing enterprise in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, labeling it "civilian infrastructure" in a briefing.

3 April 2024, 04:10 PM

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