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Categories: CRIME

Attacks on Russian drone industry leaders

Entities: Russian Investigative Committee · European Union · Tula · Ovod drones · owner of Russian drone manufacturing company

Overview

In late July 2026, senior figures in Russia’s drone sector were targeted in two separate shootings. On 29 July, an armed assailant opened fire on the owner of an unnamed drone‑manufacturing firm in a residential building south of Moscow; the victim survived after hospitalization and an attempted‑murder probe was opened, with motives still unclear.

Later that night, Andrei Cherezov, founder and director of the Russian Laboratory of Air Transport (RLVT) in Tula, was shot multiple times as he opened his apartment door. He was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition. Russian prosecutors have classified the case as attempted murder and are pursuing the unknown attacker. RLVT, producer of the “Ovod” FPV combat drones used by Russian forces in Ukraine, is under EU, US and Ukrainian sanctions and recently won state contracts worth about 30 million ruble for drone kits and control systems. The incidents add to a pattern of assaults on defence‑industry personnel since the war began, prompting intensified investigations and heightened security measures.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 8 SOURCES] Andrei Cherezov was shot multiple times. (multiple)
[● 8 SOURCES] The shooting occurred on the night of 28–29 July 2026. (multiple)
[● 4 SOURCES] He was hospitalized in critical condition. (multiple)
[● 4 SOURCES] RLVT manufactures the “Ovod” drones used by the Russian military in Ukraine. (multiple)
[● 4 SOURCES] The EU placed RLVT on its sanctions list because of its role in the war. (multiple)
[● 4 SOURCES] Russian authorities are searching for the shooter. (multiple)
[● 2 SOURCES] The attacker opened fire as Cherezov opened his apartment door. (multiple)
[● 2 SOURCES] RLVT secured state contracts worth about 30 million ruble for drone kits and control systems. (multiple)

Timeline

1 day ago

[CRIME] 10 sources
Andrei Cherezov shot in Tula in attempted assassination
Andrei Cherezov, head of Russia's RLVT drone firm, was shot in Tula on 28‑29 July 2026; he is in critical condition and Russian police are hunting the unknown attacker.
1 day ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Russian drone manufacturer owner shot south of Moscow
A drone‑manufacturer owner was shot in a residential stairwell south of Moscow; an attempted murder case is underway.

Sources

25horas.com.ar · armyweb.cz · cafef.vn · echo24.cz · gandul.info · karpataljalap.net · koktejl.azet.sk · lubicsszilvi.webnode.hu · m.soha.vn · news.yam.md · nezavislamedia.cz · okamura.blog.idnes.cz

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