#Russia
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![A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a Bundeswehr soldier during NBC countermeasures training at a site training area, Bavaria, Sonthofen, June 29, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a Bundeswehr soldier during NBC countermeasures training at a site training area, Bavaria, Sonthofen, June 29, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian cardboard coffin. (Source: Russian media)]( "Russian cardboard coffin. (Source: Russian media)")
![Illustrative image. A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, in Oman on April 08, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, in Oman on April 08, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Employees of Stark Defence demonstrate the construction of their drone weapon “Virtus” in a wooded area near the demolition site, Bavaria, Schrobenhausen, December 18, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Employees of Stark Defence demonstrate the construction of their drone weapon “Virtus” in a wooded area near the demolition site, Bavaria, Schrobenhausen, December 18, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant]( "Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- Investigations
Exclusive: Russia Can’t Easily Produce Tanks, Aircraft, and Warships Without This Metal Supply ChainThe Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant sits at the center of a major Russian alloy supply chain, drawing inputs from Iran, Kazakhstan, and within Russia. Without this steel chain, Russia’s military ability to fly, swim, and crawl would suffer significantly, as newly obtained documentation shows.![Russian jet-powered Shahed drone, captured on the camera of the Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone. (Source: Wild Hornets)]( "Russian jet-powered Shahed drone, captured on the camera of the Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone. (Source: Wild Hornets)")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
