#Combat Drones

Ukraine’s defense industry was born of necessity. Once reliant on foreign arms, it is now producing battle-tested weapons behind some of the war’s biggest breakthroughs. Kyiv is seeking investment to scale production and position itself as a major player in the global arms market.

Ukrainian Armed Forces targeted the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, one of the country’s main production hubs for Shahed-136 suicide drones—also known by their Russian name, Geran-2. But what made this latest strike stand out wasn’t just the location—it was the weapon.

Ukraine’s June 9 deep strike on the Savasleyka airbase in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region has not only damaged valuable Russian aircraft—it may have dealt a serious blow to Moscow’s ability to field MiG-31K jets equipped for Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.