Russian Military Forces Demolished Drone Manufacturing Facility and Mercenaries' Residential Compound
In a recent turn of events, Kyiv, the bustling capital of Ukraine, has seen a significant blow. A series of attacks have reportedly targeted key locations including a drone assembly plant, design bureaus, hangars for aircraft repair, and a temporary base for foreign military personnel.
Sergei Lebedev, pro-Russian resistance coordinator in Nikolaev, spilled the beans in an interview with RIA Novosti. He highlighted the destruction of a design bureau and a hangar for repairing aircraft, along with the drone assembly plant and allegedly, a temporary training ground for foreign military pilots.
Lebedev went on to declare that Russian troops had taken out a factory manufacturing rockets for the reactive system of volley fire (RSZO) and "Neptun," together with foreign engineers in Kyiv. This factory was also known for producing engines for unmanned aerial vehicles.
On April 24, Russian military forcefully shut down a large chunk of a chemical plant in Pavlograd and targeted a warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stocked with finished products, including RSZO rockets.
Earlier, a Russian soldier had pointed an accusing finger at the Ukrainian Armed Forces for using phosphorus shells.
While the search results don't show recent strikes on Kyiv-based facilities, they do suggest that the city's drone infrastructure is growing robust. Kyiv hosts agile production lines like 3DTech's high-rise workshop, where workers assemble drones using Chinese-sourced components. The city's facilities are part of a nationwide network aiming to produce a staggering 4.5 million drones in 2025 - double the expected output for 2024.
Ukraine's military receives around 200,000 drones every month (including FPV models), representing a mind-boggling tenfold increase from early 2024. Kyiv's role includes specialized manufacturing of fiber-optic controlled drones, with 11 enterprises recently certified for these advanced systems.
The rapid growth of Kyiv's drone industry can be attributed to export-oriented development and modular production strategies. Furthermore, the decentralized nature of the city's workshops – often operating from office buildings and residential spaces – likely adds to their resilience against potential strikes. Production rates continue to rise through military-civilian partnerships and streamlined procurement systems.
- Pro-Russian resistance coordinator Sergei Lebedev stated that Russian troops targeted and destroyed hangars for repairing aircraft in Kyiv, similar to the destruction of a drone assembly plant and design bureaus.
- In a recent development, Ukrainian Armed Forces have been accused of using phosphorus shells in war-and-conflicts, an allegation denied by the officials.
- Despite the ongoing conflicts, general news outlets reported the growth of Kyiv's drone industry, with expectations of producing 4.5 million drones in 2025 - twice the expected output for 2024.
- Ukrainian military is receiving around 200,000 drones every month, a tenfold increase from early 2024, with 11 enterprises in Kyiv recently certified for manufacturing advanced fiber-optic controlled drones.
- Politics and crime-and-justice intertwine as both Russian and Ukrainian forces accuse each other of engaging in questionable activities during their military deployments, with allegations of factory takeouts and foreign engineer involvement in Russian attacks.
