A Russian firm has frozen construction of a laptop factory in Yekaterinburg. It will make drone simulators for schoolchildren instead.
LIGA Group has frozen plans to build a laptop factory in Yekaterinburg, according to General Director Alexey Lezhnin, who spoke to the Russian business outlet RBC. The plant had been scheduled to open at the Kosmos industrial park in 2027.
Claims & verification status
LIGA Group has frozen construction of a laptop factory in Yekaterinburg.
LIGA Group will instead make drone simulators for schoolchildren at the site.
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Impact analysis
Who claims what
- —LIGA Group has frozen construction of a laptop factory in Yekaterinburg. (per RBC reporting)
- —General Director Alexey Lezhnin announced the freezing of the laptop factory construction. (per Alexey Lezhnin)
Our assessment
If reports hold, the decision by LIGA Group to shift from laptop manufacturing to producing drone simulators for schoolchildren indicates a possible refocusing of Russian…
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