St. Petersburg Technology Park to explore new areas in 2027 — official

TASS · Jun 06, 2026 · 168 words

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Alexander Sitov, Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovations, and Trade, announced plans to expand the St. Petersburg Technology Park by 2027. The expansion will focus on radio electronics and unmanned aerial systems, coinciding with a relocation in the fall that increases the park's area by 2.5 times.

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What happened

Petersburg Technology Park will develop new areas in 2027, Alexander Sitov, the Chairman of the St.

Why it matters

Petersburg Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovations, and Trade, said in an interview with TASS at the St.

Common ground

Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Alexander Sitov, the Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovations, and Trade”

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Two independent web search results confirm Alexander Sitov's role as Chairman (or Acting Chair) of the St. Petersburg Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 18, 2025 ... Alexander Sitov, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade of St. Petersburg, presented the strategy for the ...
https://www.spbsez.ru/en/media/news/business-and-government-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Vice-governor of St. Petersburg. Kirill Valentinovich Polyakov. Acting Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade of St. Petersburg.
https://www.expoforum.ru/en/calendar/the-russian-industriali…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Sitov. Acting Chair of the St. Petersburg Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade. Kirill Soloveichik. Chair of the St. Petersburg ...
https://if.almazovcentre.ru/en/organizing-committee

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Claim 2: “The official relocation of the technology park will take place in the fall”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the city of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg College in Florida; none mention the relocation of a technology park in the fall.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Petersburg College (SPC) is a public college in Pinellas County, Florida. Part of the Florida College System, SPC offers several associate and baccalaureate degrees as well as certificate and shor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_College

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (IATA: PIE, ICAO: KPIE, FAA LID: PIE) is a public/military airport in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area. It is right on the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pete–Clearwater_Internatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area

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Claim 3: “We are considering the possibility of significantly expanding the technology park in the field of radio electronics.”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses electronics in Russia generally or unrelated cities (Dominican Republic, Florida), but does not confirm the specific plan for the St. Petersburg Technology Park to expand in radio electronics.

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Claim 4: “The St. Petersburg Technology Park will develop new areas in 2027”

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The claim is explicitly mentioned in a TASS web search result, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm the 2027 development timeline.

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Claim 5: “The second one is our research and production center of unmanned aerial systems.”

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One web search result specifically mentions that the issue of leasing territory to St. Petersburg Technopark JSC is being worked out for the use of the Scientific and Production Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (NPC BAS).

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Claim 6: “The area of the park has been increased by 2.5 times.”

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The provided evidence includes a TASS snippet mentioning the park will develop new areas, but does not mention the specific figure of a 2.5-fold increase in area.

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web search NEUTRAL — The St. Petersburg Technology Park will develop new areas in 2027, Alexander Sitov, the Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovations, and Trade, said in an interview with…
https://tass.com/economy/2143631

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web search NEUTRAL — St. Petersburg Planetarium.656,904 businesses in Saint Petersburg. Add an item. Edit information.
https://yandex.com/maps/geo/sankt_peterburg/53152804/

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web search NEUTRAL — Every summer, something incredible happens in St Petersburg. For several weeks, the sun barely dips below the horizon, meaning the city never experiences true darkness. Locals call this phenomenon the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2qdzvmqi4

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