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Russia has built a major new drone launch base near Ukraine in six weeks

Updated 2026-10-17 · told from many outlets at once

Russia has nearly finished building a major drone launch base near Millerovo. The facility, covering 0.9 square kilometers, can launch 100 or more jet-powered drones within 24 hours. Military analysts report a sixfold increase in Russia's use of such drones over three months last summer. The site is designed for Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones.

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Outlets: Business Recorder, Kyiv Independent, Meduza (English), Observador, Proto Thema English, The Insider, The Moscow Times - Independent News From Russia

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