Ukraine's strike on the territory of the Shahed factory in Tatarstan confirms that the Russian Defense Forces are developing long-range weapons. This is stated in an intelligence report released by the British Ministry of Defense in X, UNN reports .
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The intelligence agency emphasized that on April 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a plant in Tatarstan, about 1,200 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
Analysts confirm that the company has been operating since July 2023 and is known to produce Iranian Shahed drones, which Russia uses to strike Ukraine.
According to British intelligence, this attack once again demonstrates the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to penetrate deep into Russia, bypass Russian air defense, and identify any facilities used for warfare.
It is likely that the Russian Ministry of Defense is doing its best to protect such targets and is likely content to balance the risk to civilians with the risk to civilians in favor of maintaining its focus on the front lines, where Ukrainian UAV tactics and the frequency of attacks continue to cause problems for Russian forces
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Experts also pointed to the words of the head of Tatarstan, who said after the attack: "no one will protect us but ourselves".
According to the British Ministry of Defense, the comments of the head of Tatarstan most likely demonstrate fear of such attacks
Recall
A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Andriy Yusov, stated that one of the enterprises that was attacked by a UAV in Tatarstan had a production facility "for the assembly of 'shaheds' and 'geraniums'.