Teenagers help Putin’s regime in the production of drones Šahed in a large factory in Tatarstan. The factory in the city of Jelabug, the largest such in the world, is the main production center for drones used in mass air attacks with the aim of overloading the Ukrainian Isproper Defense.
The shot published by the star, the television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense, enabled the first detailed insight into the interior factory. Students and workers are shown on the production bar assembling the rows of matte-black drones “Geran-2”, Russian version of Iranian drone Šahed 136. Teenagers come to work in the factory for about 15 years, writes the telegraph.
“Wherever you look, there are all many young people,” the narrator says while the camera goes through the factory, showing dozens of teenagers to make components for drones and work for computers in well-lit factory halls.
Drons Shahed have become a key part of Putin’s continuous bombing of Ukrainian cities, especially at night, with the aim of depleting the moral of the Ukrainian army and intimidation of civilians.
On Sunday, Kremlj published that Russia see the realization of war goals before signing a peace agreement with Ukraine, despite Donald Trump from 50 days to achieve a truce or faces serious sanctions.
Russia has revealed the scale of its shahed production-entire factory halls in alabuga are dedicated to mass-producing shahed / geran-2 clones. This comes on the same day a German General Warned that russia aims to launch up to 2,000 drones at ukraine simultaneously. pic.twitter.com/bc2sew64ye
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European military officials believe that Russia plans to launch thousands of relatively cheap drones chahed every night as soon as production increases. The new dark color on Russian models is considered to show a larger focus on night attacks.
Another recording, published in Russia on Sunday, shows drones to launch with trailers seemingly new American Dodge Ram 1500 trucks, which is probably a violation of sanctions. The video from the factory shows the foundations of metals, smithes, as well as assembly and testing stations.
The report states that Putin praised the organization in Jelabuga and suggested that the model was applied across the country to reduce Russian import dependence. Russia is also believed to produce more than 5,000 high-range drones per month, and that it is only in Jelabuga in the first half of 2025. 18,000 drones produced.
Think-Tank connected to the Kremlin in June announced that the production of drones increased by 16.9 percent in May. More than 500 drones and missiles are launched regularly in Ukraine during night attacks, and analysts believe that Kremlin is close to the capacity to launch more than 1000 drones a day.
Russia is 9. July performed the biggest attack so far, launching 741 projectiles and drone on Ukrainian cities. Putin hopes that continuous attacks will weaken the moral of the Ukrainian people, exhaust the defense of Kiev and reduce the will of the West to continue to support Ukraine.
Drons Geran-2 are relatively cheap for production, and their price ranges between 26,000 and 37,200 pounds. Ukrainian contradicial systems that delivered West are much more expensive. One Patriot Interceptal Missile costs more than four million pounds.
Christian Freuding, a senior German army, warned that Ukraine and its allies will have to develop countermeasures that cost between 1500 and £ 3,000 to make their illegal defense economically sustainable given more intensely Russian attacks.
Freuding also emphasized that Russia soon intends to reach a capacity of 2000 Dhones per night towards Ukraine, which would be a serious challenge for Ukrainian counter-risk defense.
The factory in Jelabugi was opened in 2023. years, and is located in a special economic zone near Kazanj, the famous high-tech production center. If necessary, drone technology can be transferred directly from Iran through the Caspian Sea because the factory is located on the Kami, which is poured into the Volg.
Although more than 1600 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border, this location seems to be the target of attacks by Kiev. Russian media reported that one person was killed in June when the remains of the down drone fell on the checkpoint nearby.
Drone Geran-2 is a total length of 3.5 meters and a wing range 2.5 meters. It is rough about 200 kilograms, carries a covering head of 50 kg and can hit goals up to 1800 kilometers away at speeds up to 300 km / h. This week, Ukraine announced that 30-thousand Dron Šahed, using the analysis of the serial number obtained from the remains of one of the downed aircraft.
(Vijesti.ba)
