All lined up and ready to kill: Take a look inside Russia's deadly drone factory

Rare footage has revealed the inside of a huge factory where Russia’s deadly Geran-2 drones are made.

The Geran-2 is Russia's own version of the Iranian Shahed drone which has been used to terrifying effect against Ukraine.

The video from Russian state-owned media channel Zvezda TV shows the facility in Yelabuga in Tatarstan, 600 miles east of Moscow.

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The last few weeks have seen Russia launch the largest number of aerial attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war.

With production increasing, The Institute for the Study of War says Russian forces may be able to strike Ukraine with up to 2,000 drones in a single night by November 2025.