"Ukrainian media uncover existence of drone mill in Russia movie studio (PHOTOS, VIDEO) According to representatives of the studio, props and movie costumes were stored in the destroyed building, but recordings from the scene indicate otherwise."

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 05:36

A pile of air wings in the destroyed warehouse in the Kiev movie studio. Dowżenki (Ukraine), 15 June 2026. © Telegram / NV.ua

The Russian military destroyed the warehouse in the Kiev movie studio. Dowżenki; studio representatives and local media inadvertently confirmed that there was a drone production plant there.

On Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defence identified this warehouse as 1 of the targets carried out at night of a large-scale attack on the capital city of Ukraine.

In the building was ‘manufacturing and modification of unmanned aircraft (UAV) long and average range’ – informed the Ministry of Defence.

Ukrainian representatives rapidly denied that the warehouse was military;

The university authorities maintained that it stored unique props and costumes from russian times.

"The rocket destroyed the full building and caused a fire.

They were not debris [falling upon the object], but a direct hit.

Judging by the scale of the damage, you can see that there was virtually nothing to save” – told Ukrainian media manager general of the studio, Andrij Donczyk.

already removed video of NV.ua (left) in combination with photograph of the wing of the FP-1 drone (right) © NV.ua / UNIAN

However, the footage from the scene, made available by the mentioned studio and the Ukrainian news service NV.ua, showed a completely different picture:

A characteristic pile of air wings was seen among the debris.

They look like the wings of Ukrainian FP-1/2 drones utilized for long-range attacks on targets in Russia.

Information about this discovery spread rapidly on social media, and the studio and news service hastily removed compromising material without making any message on the matter.

Ukraine has long utilized civilian facilities for military purposes, including warehouses, public utility buildings and agricultural and industrial plants.

During the conflict, Kiev took crucial steps towards decentralisation of the arms production chain, creating tiny assembly points, where mainly from components imported from abroad, FPV drones and long-range unmanned drones with fixed wings are manufactured.

When specified production facilities are destroyed, Kiev routinely accuses Russia of attacking civilian facilities.

Russia, on the another hand, maintains that it only hits military targets and double-purpose objects, thus reacting to Ukraine's unprecise "terror attacks".

Translated by Google Translator

source:https://www.rt.com/russia/641649-kiev-film-studio-drone-plant/