You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories.

The plant manufactures countermeasure stations for front-line aircraft and is a major part of Russia's military-industrial complex.

Russia's Shahed-style one-way attack drones are used in nightly bombardments against Ukrainian cities.

The shipments have allowed Russian weapons-maker IEMZ Kupol to increase its production of the Garpiya-A1 attack drone, despite the U.S. and EU sanctions imposed in October.

China supports russian terrorism – thus, China directly supports the fight against Europe. The new russian drone consists almost entirely of Chinese components, — GUR. The intelligence agency has published data on the drone, which the russians use as a decoy, reconnaissance… pic.twitter.com/1mpwMf9Kkh

As Russian drone attacks increase, Ukraine orders $72 million on interceptor drones and other tech to strengthen air defenses.

A Russian factory, described by its director as the world's biggest maker of strike drones, has been shown on the Russian army's TV channel with teenagers helping make kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine.

Ukraine plans to significantly boost its production of interceptor drones to counter ongoing Russian drone attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his Friday evening video address. Zelensky stated that there is a confirmed plan to produce 500 to 1,