the videos are made by elabuga polytechnic, a elabuga polytechnic, a technical college based at the alabugapecial economic zone in southern russia. the same site identified by the white house last year as russia's domestic shahed factory producing iranian designed drones. in february, the u.s. slapped sanctions on alabuga, noting it, quote, exploited underage students from an affiliated polytechnic university as laborers to assemble these attack uavs. david albright, a former nuclear weapons inspector, has been tracking alabuga since 2022. >> the only benefit is is the high salary. but the males get exemption from military service. and so that that's a drawing card. >> a ukrainian intelligence officer. only authorized to speak to cnn anonymously told us those perks come at a cost. >> all students involved in the production of these uavs live at a separate, limited access compound. once employed, they sign ndas. their contracts say they produce motorboats. >> and yet, as recruitment efforts step up, this video from july allowed the facade to slip. eagle s thinking of starting 10th grade, say

the videos are made by elabuga polytechnic, a elabuga polytechnic, a technical college based at the alabuga special economic zone in southern russia. the same site identified by the white house last year as russia's domestic shahed factory producing iranian designed drones. in february, the u.s. slapped sanctions on alabuga, noting it, quote, exploited underage students from an affiliated polytechnic university as laborers to assemble these attack uavs. david albright, a former nuclear weapons inspector, has been tracking alabuga since 2022. >> the only benefit is is the high salary. but the males get exemption from military service. and so that that's a drawing card. >> a ukrainian intelligence officer only authorized to speak to cnn anonymously told us those perks come at a cost. >> with all students involved in the production of these uavs live at a separate limited access compound. once employed, they sign ndas. their contracts say they produce motorboats. >> and yet, as recruitment efforts step up, this video from july allowed the facade to slip. thinking of starting 10th grade, says t

. >> the videos are made by elabuga polytechnic, a elabuga polytechnic, a technical college based at the alabuga special economic zone in southern russia. the same site identified by the white house last year as russia's domestic shahed factory producing iranian designed drones. in february, the u.s. slapped sanctions on alabuga, noting it, quote, exploited underage students from an affiliated polytechnic university as laborers to assemble these attack uavs. david albright, a former nuclear weapons inspector, has been tracking alabuga since 2022. >> the only benefit is is the high salary. but the males get exemption from military service. and so that that's a drawing card. >> a ukrainian intelligence officer only authorized to speak to cnn anonymously told us those perks come at a cost. >> to all students involved in the production of these uavs live at a separate limited access compound. once employed, they sign ndas. their contracts say they produce motorboats. >> and yet, as recruitment efforts step up, this video from july allowed the facade to slip. thinking of starting 10th gra