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Inside Russia’s Secret Shahed Drone Factory Fueling the War on Ukraine
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| July 20 2025
| Ivan Komenko
Posted on 07/21/2025 3:50:20 AM PDT by texas booster
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One notable element of the report is the use of underage labor. According to the broadcast, the production line includes teenage students recruited from the nearby Alabuga Polytechnic College, which operates within the same industrial zone.
The institution offers specialized training in UAV manufacturing for students starting as early as the ninth grade. After graduation, students are reportedly offered employment directly at the plant.
Reports from Russian media cite testimonies that students work long shifts—sometimes without breaks—and are paid between 30,000 and 40,000 rubles per month (approximately $335–$445).
Their contracts prohibit the disclosure of any information related to drone production, with violations punishable by fines ranging from 1.5 to 2 million rubles ($16,800–$22,400).
Additional reports suggest that students are monitored through surveillance and face expulsion—and substantial reimbursement penalties for their parents—if they refuse to participate. In such cases, families may be required to repay 170,000 to 420,000 rubles ($1,900–$4,700) in educational costs.
To: texas booster
Wide view of the assembly floor shows dozens of workers building combat drones at various stages of completion. (Source: Zvezda TV)
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07/21/2025 3:51:19 AM PDT
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texas booster
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Technicians in protective suits apply materials to drone frames under controlled conditions at the final coating and lamination area. (Source: Zvezda TV)
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07/21/2025 3:52:56 AM PDT
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texas booster
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Technicians in protective suits apply materials to drone frames under controlled conditions at the final coating and lamination area. (Source: Zvezda TV)
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07/21/2025 3:54:33 AM PDT
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texas booster
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Looks like a great target
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07/21/2025 4:34:41 AM PDT
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Joe Boucher
(Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
To: Joe Boucher
I’m trying to recall if that location with the factory has been mentioned as a previous Ukrainian drone target within Russia? Seems a very legit target to hit with more advanced missiles being provided to the Ukes.
To: texas booster
To: texas booster
Students are drafted into service because there are no men.
The men are dead
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posted on
07/21/2025 4:59:08 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
To: sauropod
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posted on
07/21/2025 5:03:35 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
To: texas booster
“One notable element of the report is the use of underage labor. According to the broadcast, the production line includes teenage students recruited from the nearby Alabuga Polytechnic College, which operates within the same industrial zone.”
I worked when I was a ‘teenager’, FULL TIME too.
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07/21/2025 5:43:50 AM PDT
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BobL
To: bert
“Students are drafted into service because there are no men.”
Link please. I’ve seen recent videos showing PLENTY OF MEN in Russia.
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07/21/2025 5:44:51 AM PDT
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BobL
To: texas booster
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posted on
07/21/2025 5:48:08 AM PDT
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jerod
(Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
To: Sacajaweau
So secret that nobody noticed
the guy with the camera 🤳📸
taking all of these pictures
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07/21/2025 5:54:11 AM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
Shhhh...you noticing the things that are not for noticing.
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posted on
07/21/2025 5:54:59 AM PDT
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AppyPappy
(If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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posted on
07/21/2025 5:55:48 AM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: texas booster
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posted on
07/21/2025 6:00:32 AM PDT
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central_va
(The I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: SaveFerris
LOL, propaganda comes out of everywhere.
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posted on
07/21/2025 6:23:11 AM PDT
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dforest
To: dforest
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posted on
07/21/2025 6:38:09 AM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: bert
Students are drafted into service because there are no men. Wrong.
Unlike the West, there is no shortage of patriotic Russian students willing to help defend their homeland.
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posted on
07/21/2025 6:38:36 AM PDT
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mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
To: desertsolitaire
Better than hitting civilian targets like russia
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posted on
07/21/2025 6:54:30 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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