Putin building devastating explosive drones at top secret military base
Work has already begun in Alabuga, Tatarstan to upgrade the Iranian supplied drones
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Russia has begun building deadly exploding drones at a top-secret military base, according to leaked documents.
The documents show Russian attempts to bolster their number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can be used to attack Ukrainian cities.
Russia is being helped by Iran to bolster their UAV capabilities, and the plan is to domestically build 6,000 drones by summer 2025.
The billion-dollar deal with Iran is aiming to supply Russia with enough drones to end their current shortage.
Remains of a Shahed-136 drone found in Kyiv
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Russia is looking to create drones far deadlier than the ones currently supplies to them by Iran, according to the leaked documents from the Washington Post.
These drones, known as Geran-2s, would have the ability to conduct attacks via artificial intelligence.
They are more advanced version of the Shahed-136 UAVs which are currently in use, which must be programmed with a target before they are launched.
Workers at the top-secret facility, located in the Tatarstan region hundred miles east of Moscow, have allegedly been forced to hand their passports in so that they could not leave the country.
The leaked documents also show the workers having to speak in code, both in person and in written documents, with drones being referred to as “boats” as one example.
Iran, Russia’s partner in the deal, was referred to as either “Ireland” or “Belarus”.
Work has already begun in Alabuga, Tatarstan to upgrade the Iranian supplied drones, and by early next year, personnel at the base will begin making drones from Russian materials and components.
It is reported that the plan has already fallen behind schedule due to delays and the difficulties that come with relying on imported components.
Russia has been using Iranian Shahed-136s since last summer
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It is unlikely that the facility will meet its target date of summer 2025 of 6,000 drones, researchers at the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security said.
However, if the plan is successful and the more advanced Geran-2 drones are developed, then Ukrainian cities could be struck by endless UAV attacks.
David Albright, the former UN weapons inspector, thinks Russia could “go from periodically launching tens of imported Shahed-136 kamikaze drones against Ukrainian targets to more regularly attacking with hundreds of them” by as early as next year.
Russia has been using Iranian Shahed-136s since last summer, deploying them regularly against Ukrainian cities.
The development of a more advanced drone could help Russia be more precise with their targets, as their location can be controlled via AI.
It could also allow them to hit Ukraine even harder with drone power.
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