Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone uses video game ‘Drone Battle: Ukraine’ and cyber tournaments to recruit students for drone assembly

According to Meduza, Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone has found an unusual recruitment method: a video game called Drone Battle: Ukraine. Heavily promoted on social media since spring, the game draws students into the zone's drone assembly work—essentially turning gamers into factory workers. It's recruitment through entertainment.

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