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Russia reportedly buries its drone factory underground

Summary by Defence Blog
Russia has begun building underground production space for its Shahed and Geran attack drones at the Alabuga industrial zone in Tatarstan, according to Ukrainian open-source intelligence analyst Dnipro Osint, who estimated roughly 42,000 square meters of underground area has already been constructed there. Dnipro Osint said the shift underground appears to have followed earlier Ukrainian […]

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Russia moves production of “shaheeds” underground - OSINT-analysis of the <p>Russian Federation is building about 42,000 m² of underground production areas for “shaheds” in “Alabuga”, presumably after the Ukrainian strikes. Infrastructure also disperse.</p>

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In the Alabuga EPZ in Tatarstan, underground centres are being built for the production of Heran drones, as reported by the War Informer television channel, with reference to Ukrainian resources.

According to the expert, dating on the fragments of enemy equipment indicates the shortest possible time between the manufacture and use of an already finished drone on the battlefield.

The Russian Alabuga Special Economic Zone, where the Shahid-136 drones are manufactured, is undergoing a major expansion of its infrastructure. This is expected to include the construction of new underground workshops, according to Ukrainska Pravda, for example.

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Defence Blog broke the news in United States on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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