Minors Recruited for Drone Plant in Tatarstan: Alabuga Campaign Targets Teen Students With High Pay

Описание: #Alabuga Polytech college in Tatarstan has launched an advertising campaign featuring underage students promoting high-paying jobs at what is described as the world’s largest drone manufacturing plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Promotional posts using the videos appeared on major pro-war channels, including "Rybar".
"T-invariant", obtained an archive of the materials, explicitly stating that minors are involved in assembling combat "Shahed/Geran" drones at Alabuga.
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In one video, a first-year student, Darina, says she is 16 & assembles drones. She claims she will soon earn 150k rubles per month, saying her parents are proud & inviting others to join. Another student, Alexander, says he already earns 150k rubles monthly as an incoming inspection specialist, calling the work important for the country. A third-year student cite salaries up to 350k rubles per month.

In 2023, "Protokol" & the YouTube channel "RZVRT" reported that Alabuga Polytech students were assembling drones, alleging many workers were minors. Their investigation also said young females from African countries were being recruited via Tinder & Badoo, some describing harsh conditions.
   / @protokolband  
   • Алабуга. Иранские дроны по франшизе  
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   • Беспилотник по франшизе: как в Татарстане ...  

Drone production at Alabuga has already been publicly acknowledged in Russia. In 2025-07, the Russian Defence Ministry–owned TV channel "Zvezda" showed college students participating in large-scale drone assembly.
   • @ 27m30s - inside the world's largest Gera...  &t=1759s
Alabuga SEZ CEO Timur Shagivaleev said “thousands” of drones are produced & confirmed student involvement. Footage showed young workers assembling components.

In 2026-01, the U.S.-based "Foundation for Defense of Democracies" (FDD) reported recruitment efforts targeting girls from Latin America, describing the “Alabuga Start” program as a labour pipeline for the defence sector.
fdd.org/analysis/2026/01/08/russia-recruits-young-migrant-women-from-latin-america-to-build-iranian-drones/

This latest campaign is an official public acknowledgment, that underage students participate in combat drone assembly.
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Key site coordinates:
55.8291, 52.0273 – Carbon fiber manufacturer
55.8291, 52.0439 – Fiberglass mesh manufacturer
55.8270, 52.0435 – Plastic resin manufacturer
55.8254, 52.0359 – Engine production
55.8215, 52.0480 – Drone final assembly
55.8215, 52.0520 – Airframe production
55.8215, 52.0594 – Foreign component procurement
55.8215, 52.0638 – Polytech

accommodation as imaged 2025-07
55.8257, 52.0441 – 119 Tent city
55.8230, 51.9970 – 30 of possible 80 container dorms
55.8216, 52.0196 – 6 of possible 54 apartment dorms
55.8197, 52.0585 – 8 Polytech 'Hostel-2' dorms
55.8190, 51.9970 – 24 of possible 84 container dorms
55.8182, 52.0268 – 22 apartment dorms
55.8182, 52.0413 – 8 'Start' dorms
55.7824, 52.0176 – 11 block 'South Park'
55.7810, 52.0659 – 'Headquarters'
55.7800, 52.0560 – '3 Bears'

isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Expansion-at-Alabuga_July-2025_Final.pdf
isis-online.org/isis-reports/major-developments-at-alabuga-sez-point-to-significant-expansion-in-military-drone-production

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55.5850, 52.0800 – The nearby 'Deng Xiaoping Logistics Complex, began operations in 2025. This joint Russian-Chinese facility, is about 30 kilometres south of the main drone production site, & is a key entry point for Chinese components. It was attacked by an AN-196 Liutyi drone on 2025-08-09 .
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