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Novaya Gazeta Europe
4 days ago
- Politics
- Novaya Gazeta Europe
Three dead as Ukrainian drones strike defence industry plant in Russian city of Izhevsk
Ukrainian drones have struck an industrial facility in the city of Izhevsk in Udmurtia in the Volga region, the head of the Russian republic Alexander Brechalov wrote on Telegram on Tuesday. Brechalov said the drone strike had left three people dead and 35 injured. While Brechalov did not name the company affected, Telegram channel Astra cited eyewitnesses who said that the drones had targeted the Kupol electromechanical plant. The Kupol plant is part of the larger Almaz-Antey conglomerate, which produces air defence systems and attack drones using Chinese engines and components. The company is under EU and US sanctions. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, also mentioned the drone strike on the Kupol plant, noting that Russia produced the Tor missile systems and the Garpiya attack drones for the Russian army there. However, Kovalenko did not immediately claim that Ukraine was responsible. Izhevsk, which is 1,300km from the Ukrainian border, was last targeted in November when a drone strike damaged another factory known to produce air defence systems and radar components, the Kyiv Independent reported, the first such Ukrainian drone attack on the region since the war began.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia to help North Korea establish production of Shahed drones – Ukraine's intelligence chief
Russia will assist North Korea in establishing the production of Shahed-type drones on its territory. Source: Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in an interview with The War Zone, a US military technology, strategy, and foreign policy platform Quote: "There are agreements on the beginning of the creation of capabilities to produce UAVs of the Garpiya and Geran [the Russian version of Iranian Shahed-136 drones] types on the territory of North Korea." Details: Budanov believes this "will for sure bring changes in the military balance in the region between North Korea and South Korea". However, he clarified that currently, Russia and North Korea have merely agreed to initiate preparations for this production. Background: Russia received its first batch of Shahed drones from Iran in 2022. By summer 2023, it began manufacturing the drones domestically. The production facility was established 1,200 kilometres from the front line, in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in the city of Yelabuga. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine estimates that as of May 2025, Russia had reached a daily production rate of approximately 170 Shahed loitering munitions and decoy drones, with plans to increase output to 190 per day by the end of the year. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
