A warehouse in the Alabuga economic zone in Russia caught fire, where components for Shahed-136 drones, used in strikes against Ukraine, were stored.
This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
Russia plans to produce 6,000 "Shaheds" annually at a factory in Tatarstan – WSJThe Russian factory in Tatarstan aims to produce 6,000 Shaheds each year. The production schedule was already ahead in April.According to the GUR, there were 65 fuselages of strike drones, as well as engines, navigation systems, and thermal imaging cameras intended for the manufacture of 400 units of Shahed-136. All of this was destroyed in the fire.
Russia's losses are estimated at $16 million.
"The mysterious destructive fire dealt another blow to the military-industrial complex of terrorist Russia," noted the GUR.
Recall that in April, drones attacked a factory producing Iranian Shaheds in Tatarstan, Russia.
On October 9, Ukrainian forces struck a storage base for "Shaheds" near Yeisk in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. A few days later, satellite images of the damaged Russian warehouses were published.
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