🔧 Sabotage

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate obtained 100 gigabytes of classified technical data from Russian defense contractor Special Technology Center, including documentation for Orlan drones and electronic warfare systems valued at $1.5 billion.

St. Petersburg, Ukraine
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Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukraine obtained 100 gigabytes of classified data from the Russian-based Special Technology Center

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The market value of the leaked data is tentatively estimated at $1.5 billion

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

STC produces Orlan reconnaissance UAVs of various modifications, electronic warfare and reconnaissance systems

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The data contains documentation for 194 nomenclature units including drawings, specifications, patents, and software

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The archive is being used to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and weaken the aggressor state

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Information was obtained through contacts with patriotic representatives of civil society and media community

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The data obtained includes documentation for 194 items: blueprints, specifications, patents, software for existing and prospective military developments

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

The data could be worth US$1.5 billion according to preliminary estimates

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Russian company has been sanctioned since 2016

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

The intelligence was obtained through cooperation with patriotic representatives of civil society and the media community

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

HUR seized 100 GB of classified data worth around $1.5 billion from Special Technology Center, including blueprints, patents, and software on existing and developing projects

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:16:59.464Z

Source story: 3810691-ukraine-obtains-100-gb-of-classified-data-leaked-from-russias-drone-producer