Sources

List of sources cited or referenced by the site. All links are public.

• ISIS (Institute for Science and International Security), reports on Alabuga: https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/monthly-analysis-of-russian-shahed-136-deployment-against-ukraine
• AP, investigation into the Alabuga Start program (October 2024)
• France24 / ISIS analysis (October 2025): https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251011-pawns-in-putin-war-game-african-women-lured-drone-factories-russia-alabuga
• VOA, on African governments’ lack of awareness: https://www.voanews.com/a/7906719.html
• Kyiv Independent, on the Interpol investigation: https://kyivindependent.com/interpol-investigates-russian-company-for-human-trafficking-over-african-workers-in-tatarstan-drone-factory/
• US OFAC SDN listing for the Alabuga SEZ
• EU and UK sanctions designations
• Kyiv Independent / SBU statistics (October 2025): https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-records-nearly-50-000-shahed-drone-launches-against-ukraine-since-2022/
• ISIS Monthly Analysis — Shahed deployment data, March 2026
• RBC-Ukraine, Bohodukhiv strike (February 11, 2026): https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/tragedy-in-kharkiv-region-three-young-children-1770767922.html
• Al Jazeera, on strikes in Kharkiv Oblast (February 14, 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/14/deadly-drone-strikes-cloud-us-brokered-russia-ukraine-talks-in-geneva