# Second Russian drone developer targeted in a week as car bombing wounds CEO

https://mins.news/en/item/15150

- Meduza, 2026-08-06 12:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/06/a-second-russian-drone-developer-was-targeted-within-a-week-here-s-what-we-know-about-the-car-bombing-that-wounded-vladimir-tkachuk-and-killed-his-driver

> Vladimir Tkachuk, chief executive of Uraldronzavod, was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on August 4 in Bolshoy Istok, Sverdlovsk region. His Mercedes exploded, leaving him injured and in extremely critical condition, according to reporting cited from Kommersant. His driver was killed in the blast. Uraldronzavod manufactures the Upyr FPV drone, while Tkachuk also created the “Obsessed with War” Z channel, which has more than 660,000 subscribers.

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