A plant in Russia's Elabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan plans to produce 6,000 Shahed attack drones annually. Russian businessmen signed an agreement at the end of 2022 with Iranian partners, with USD 1.7 billion to be partially paid in gold bullion.
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A plant in Russia's Elabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan plans to produce six thousand Shahed attack drones annually
Russian businessmen signed an agreement to build a drone manufacturing plant at the end of 2022, with USD 1.7 billion to be partially paid in gold bullion
Russia plans to produce 6,000 Shahed-type drones per year at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan
A Russian plant in Alabuga plans to produce 6,000 Shahed attack drones annually
Russian business executives secured the deal to build the drone plant in late 2022, offering $1.7 billion partly in gold bars to Iran
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