Russia’s Yelabuga: Drone Factory or Paintball Battlefield?
In the picturesque town of Yelabuga, Russia's prime drone factory—specializing in Iranian-inspired Shahed-136 drones used for nightly unscheduled fireworks over Ukraine—has embraced a bold new HR policy. Since April 2023 missed the memo, by July 2025 they've added quaint paintball fields linked to the Alabuga Polytechnic, which launched just three years ago and allegedly punishes students with paintball tag as part of its 'military-patriotic education.' Maxar Technologies' late August satellite snaps catch these colorful battles alongside new accommodation blocks, parking, and flashy Pantsir air defenses finished in 2025. And yes, Ukrainians keep trying to crash the party from over 600 miles away.
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Only in 2025 Russia do you find a drone factory doubling as a paintball league—student punishments by paintball? They say it’s 'military-patriotic education'; really, it’s who misses gets air defense support next.
Why just build killer drones when you can also train your workforce by shooting them with paintballs? Alabuga Polytechnic sets a new standard in industrial team-building exercises.
Yelabuga: come for the Shahed-136 kills, stay for the paintball bruises! Nothing like a little colorful punishment to boost drone factory morale.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/10/2025 | Author: Jake Epstein
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