Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone uses video game ‘Drone Battle: Ukraine’ and cyber tournaments to recruit students for drone assembly — Meduza
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Since spring 2026, the video game Drone Battle: Ukraine has been heavily promoted on social media and by bloggers. According to T-invariant, the management of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone uses the game to recruit students to assemble drones.

Since spring 2026, the video game Drone Battle: Ukraine has been heavily promoted on social media and by bloggers. According to T-invariant, the management of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone uses the game to recruit students to assemble drones.

The game is a tactical simulator in which players command a unit of unmanned forces. Its patent was registered by Timur Shagivaleyev, the CEO of the Alabuga SEZ. Drone Battle: Ukraine is available in Russian, English, and Chinese.