A car bomb exploded in the town of Bolshoy Istok, Sverdlovsk Oblast, on Wednesday, wounding Vladimir Tkachuk, CEO of Uraldronzavod, which produces Upyr FPV drones for the Russian military. Tkachuk was hospitalized in intensive care, and a criminal case has been opened for attempted murder, according to reports from Russian media.
The attack targeted Vladimir Tkachuk, CEO of Uraldronzavod, a factory in the Sverdlovsk Oblast that produces the Upyr FPV drone, a type widely used by Russian forces in Ukraine. The car was completely destroyed by fire. Tkachuk also runs a popular the source focused on the war.
Earlier on Wednesday, The Zioneer reported that a head of a drone factory was injured and a security guard was killed in a car bomb, though the current report does not mention the guard. The incident underscores the vulnerability of defense industry executives inside Russia, as attacks on military-industrial targets have increased.
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