Center for unmanned, robotic systems to be built in St. Petersburg — governor

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 03, 2026 · 277 words

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Governor Alexander Beglov announced the creation of a multi-environment center for unmanned and robotic systems in St. Petersburg's Technopark. The initiative aims to integrate air, water, and land systems, supported by local universities and a development program extending through 2030.

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What happened

A multi-environment center for unmanned and robotic systems that will operate in the air, on water, and on land will be built in St.

Why it matters

Petersburg, Governor Alexander Beglov said in an interview with TASS at the St.

Common ground

Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “More than 70 companies are working in this field in the city”

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The provided evidence discusses general UAV developments and the city of St. Petersburg, but does not provide a specific count of companies (70+) working in this field in the city.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Petersburg (also spelled as Saint Petersburg) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Flo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The St. Petersburg paradox or St. Petersburg lottery is a paradox involving the game of flipping a coin where the expected payoff of the lottery game is infinite but nevertheless seems to be worth onl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox

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Claim 2: “a third of Russian drone manufacturers are making their products at St. Petersburg facilities”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses Ukrainian drone manufacturers or drone attacks on St. Petersburg, but does not mention the percentage of Russian drone manufacturers operating in the city.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... Several Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that drones targeted both Sibur-owned Nizhnekamskneftekhim and the nearby Taneco refinery. Videos ...
https://www.lubesngreases.com/lubereport-americas/11_24/dron…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Kapotnya oil refinery in Moscow, one of the Russian capital's key fuel suppliers. The ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZHlJApo81N/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Technically, manufacturers are allowed to export their products, but in reality the process is slow and bureaucratic. About 500 Ukrainian drone ...
https://www.facebook.com/wtol11/posts/a-ukrainian-drone-manu…

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Claim 3: “has attracted funding for 28 projects in two years”

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The claim regarding funding for 28 projects in two years appears in one web search snippet but is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ITMO University (Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University; Russian: Университет ИТМО) is a state-supported university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Univ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITMO_University

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Selectel JSC. (Russian: AО "Селектел") is a Russian provider of cloud infrastructure and data center services. It was founded in 2008, and it currently owns and operates six data centers in Moscow, St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uncom OS is an open-source Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, Debian, and Arch Linux. The developer of the system is the Russian company Advilabs-Rus LLC. Included in the Russian Software Registry, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncom_OS

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Claim 4: “In 2024, the St. Petersburg Technopark was awarded status as a Research and Production Center for Testing and Competence in the Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems”

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Both TAdviser and other web search results confirm that the St. Petersburg Technopark was awarded the status of a research and production center for unmanned aircraft systems in 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has a developing market-oriented mixed economy considered high-income and highly industrialized. It has the ninth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest economy by G…
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Claim 5: “the city authorities are implementing a program for the development of unmanned aviation through 2030 as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems national project”

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Web search results confirm the existence of the national project 'Unmanned Aircraft Systems' in Russia starting in 2024 as a management mechanism for UAV development strategy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonweal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nashville International Airport (IATA: BNA, ICAO: KBNA, FAA LID: BNA) is a public/military airport in the southeastern section of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1937, its original…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. There are three primary Tor…
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Claim 6: “It's home to over 60 companies”

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The claim that the Technopark is home to over 60 companies appears in one specific web search snippet, but other provided evidence (Wikipedia, other searches) does not corroborate this specific number.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Islands (Arabic: جزر العالم, romanized: Juzur al-Ālam) are an archipelago of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of D…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2025 to 31 August 2025.
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Claim 7: “A multi-environment center for unmanned and robotic systems that will operate in the air, on water, and on land will be built in St. Petersburg”

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Multiple web search results confirm the plan to create a multi-environment center for unmanned and robotic systems (air, water, and land) in St. Petersburg.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of MULTI- is many : multiple : much. How to use multi- in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-

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web search NEUTRAL — MultiCare provides hospital, clinic, primary care, specialty, emergency and urgent care health care services across Washington state.
https://www.multicare.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — MULTI- meaning: 1. having many: 2. having many: 3. used to add the meaning "many": . Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/multi

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Claim 8: “the center will be based out of St. Petersburg's Technopark”

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Multiple sources explicitly state the center will be based at or created based on the St. Petersburg Technopark.

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web search NEUTRAL — "In 2024, the St. Petersburg Technopark was awarded status as a Research and Production Center for Testing and Competence in the Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems. It's home to over 60 companies …
https://tass.com/economy/2140905

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web search NEUTRAL — Based on "Technopark St. Petersburg", which received the status of a Scientific and Production Center for Testing and Competencies, it is planned to create a multi-environment center for unmanned and …
https://www1.ru/en/news/2026/06/04/polnocennaia-otrasl-bespi…

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web search NEUTRAL — ...the St. Petersburg Technopark‑St. Petersburg and will occupy a territory with a total area of more than 2.5 thousand square meters. m. The Center's activities will be interconnected with the existi…
https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/a-regional-center-for-the-devel…

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