Russian military-industrial complex Archives

Russia pulls troops from other branches to fill infantry ranks

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New robotics center opens at university in occupied Donetsk. Ukrainian monitor says it’s drone-industry pipeline

The new robotics center copies the Alabuga playbook, where students assemble the drones Russia fires at Ukrainian cities, a monitor says.

byOlena Mukhina

The Metafrax Chemicals plant in the town of Gubakha in Russia's Perm Krai. Source: Exilenova_Plus

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Metafrax Chemicals plant, supplying dozens of military facilities, halts operation after Ukraine’s strikes 1,700 km inside Russia

Today's strike was Ukraine's one in the series of attacks on the same Russian chemical plant in eight months.

byOlena Mukhina

A Russian oil plant is burning. Source: Ukraine's Defense Ministry

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March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)

Ukraine hit more strategic Russian targets in March than any previous month.

byOlena Mukhina

ukrainian drones hit shell casing factory occupied alchevsk — russia's air defense nowhere seen · post fire luhansk oblast after attack 20 2026 struck metallurgical plant overnight 30 hitting facility

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Ukrainian drones hit a shell casing factory in occupied Alchevsk — Russia’s air defense was nowhere to be seen

The same night, Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Taganrog in "the worst attack" on the city since the war began, a chemical plant in Tolyatti, and targeted Krasnodar.

byYuri Zoria

The results of the strike on the Bryansk Kremniy EL plant following the impact of five Storm Shadow missiles on Building No. 4. Source: KiberBoroshno

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Ukraine obliterates main workshop at Bryansk microelectronics plant in Russia —Iskander missile assembly will hit critical snag

Each Iskander packs 500 kg of explosives.

byOlena Mukhina

russian defense-linked energiya plant burns after latest ukrainian drone strike · post fire defense yelets lipetsk oblast evening 4 2025 yelets-energiya-plant-fire-drone-attack-lipetsk drones struck russia’s largest manufacturer power sources weaponry late

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Russian defense-linked Energiya plant burns after latest Ukrainian drone strike (VIDEOS, MAP)

Energiya, one of only three such factories in Russia, supplies batteries for everything from drones to intercontinental missiles.

byYuri Zoria

russia's former soldiers face locked eu border—if france italy stop balking · post 9 parade moscow 2025 youtube/kremlin grate patriotic warr shitshow two european union's biggest members slowing plan bar

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Intel: Russia’s economy transforms into military dependency, while oil revenues drop 17%

Russia has trapped itself in a "military rent" scenario where continuing the war becomes financially impossible, yet stopping it triggers mass unemployment and economic restructuring.

byOlena Mukhina

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HUR: Russia amassed 260 foreign machines for tank production since 2007 war planning

Intelligence documents expose how European CNC technology powers Russian tank production, creating leverage points for coordinated sanctions enforcement.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine destroys thermobaric weapons facility that fed drone strikes on its cities, satellite images confirm

A 7 July strike lit up the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant, a core supplier of Shahed drone explosives.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine hits two russian plants tied explosives production stavropol samara regions nevinnomysk azot krai (l) novokuybyshevsk petrochemical company oblast (r) 14 2025 azot-stavropol-samara-explosives-plants-burning ukrainian drones struck overnight damaging facilities connected

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Two Russian explosives production-linked plants go up in flames after drone strikes (video)

Shared videos reveal damage, drone activity, and fires at Nevinnomysk and Novokuybyshevsk facilities. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attacks.

byYuri Zoria

An alleged moment of the explosion at Kremniy EL in Russia.

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Key Russian military factory of microelectronics halts work after Ukrainian drone attack

Kremniy EL factory in Bryansk produced components for Russian systems like the Pantsir air defense and Iskander missiles used for the war in Ukraine.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russia unveils “Chapai” remote combat module, mimicking Ukrainian “Shablia”

The turret is capable of firing from various machine guns. Like Ukrainian Shablia, it is controlled by cable but has not entered serial production yet.

byBohdan Ben

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Russians may have received 203-mm shells from Iran

The supply indicates growing defense cooperation between the countries, complementing the list of other calibers which Iran has been supplying to Russia.

byBohdan Ben

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Drones attack Russian factory that produced missile fuel

Geolocated footage suggests a workshop was on fire at the Kamensk chemical factory

byAlya Shandra

CNC santions Russia military complex western tools

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Istories: Russia’s arms industry still importing vital foreign CNC machines despite sanctions

Türkiye, the UAE. and China are acting as key conduits for Western technology feeding Russia's arms production, an investigation has found.

byAlya Shandra

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US officials: Beijing provides Moscow with components to boost military production

US officials report China is supplying Russia with crucial components for missiles, drones, and military equipment, enabling Moscow to ramp up defense production amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, raising calls for increased sanctions.

byYuri Zoria

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Storage bases remain the primary source filling the Russian army’s needs — report

The report suggests Russia’s military-industrial complex showed only modest real growth in 2023, with much of so-called "production" being, in fact, the cannibalizing of systems in storage with certain limits.

byBohdan Ben

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Insider: Taiwan becomes Russia’s top supplier of precision machine tools

An investigation has exposed how Russia has tapped Taiwan as its primary source of banned high-tech machine tools by evading sanctions through intermediaries in Turkey and China

byAlya Shandra

Victor Labin Russian GRU brussels sanctions military complex

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Insider: GRU officer in Brussels funnels military exports to Russia

Just steps from the EU capital, a Russian GRU veteran and sons mastermind a scheme to keep Russia's military machine rolling with banned Western equipment

byAlya Shandra

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Analysis

Block Western CNCs, then Russia’s arsenal fails

Advanced western machine tools that can automatically cut out any high-precision metal part are a gaping hole in the West's sanctions on Russia's war machine

byDenys Svyrydenkov

Russian military-industrial complex

New robotics center opens at university in occupied Donetsk. Ukrainian monitor says it’s drone-industry pipeline

Metafrax Chemicals plant, supplying dozens of military facilities, halts operation after Ukraine’s strikes 1,700 km inside Russia

March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)

Ukrainian drones hit a shell casing factory in occupied Alchevsk — Russia’s air defense was nowhere to be seen

Ukraine obliterates main workshop at Bryansk microelectronics plant in Russia —Iskander missile assembly will hit critical snag

Russian defense-linked Energiya plant burns after latest Ukrainian drone strike (VIDEOS, MAP)

Intel: Russia’s economy transforms into military dependency, while oil revenues drop 17%

HUR: Russia amassed 260 foreign machines for tank production since 2007 war planning

Ukraine destroys thermobaric weapons facility that fed drone strikes on its cities, satellite images confirm

Two Russian explosives production-linked plants go up in flames after drone strikes (video)

Key Russian military factory of microelectronics halts work after Ukrainian drone attack

Russia unveils “Chapai” remote combat module, mimicking Ukrainian “Shablia”

Russians may have received 203-mm shells from Iran

Drones attack Russian factory that produced missile fuel

Istories: Russia’s arms industry still importing vital foreign CNC machines despite sanctions

US officials: Beijing provides Moscow with components to boost military production

Storage bases remain the primary source filling the Russian army’s needs — report

Insider: Taiwan becomes Russia’s top supplier of precision machine tools

Insider: GRU officer in Brussels funnels military exports to Russia

Block Western CNCs, then Russia’s arsenal fails

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