Here's what Kazan is suffering from - Andrey Kovalenko.

Kazan should be the capital of an independent Republic of Tatarstan.

This would be a sufficiently strong republic that, thanks to Turkic influence and Muslim culture, could find allies in Central Asia. Overall, it could also become part of the EU and NATO. Instead, Tatarstan is wasting time in the absurd entity called Russia, and Kazan suffers as a result.

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Russians are reporting on a drone strike at an industrial facility in Kazan.

Let me remind you that there is a Kazan Gunpowder Factory in the city, which is one of the key enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex, specializing in the production of explosives, rocket fuels, and other components that are critically important for the Russian army. This factory provides the Russian armed forces with ammunition and materials necessary for the production of various classes and purposes of missiles, including "Caliber," "Iskander," and others.

In general, the Kazan Gunpowder Factory is one of the "backbones" of the Russian military-industrial complex, without which the serial production of ammunition would be impossible.