# Head of Russia’s flagship Tula drone center arrested on fraud charges

https://mins.news/en/item/31849

- Meduza, 2026-08-25 16:16 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/25/the-head-of-russia-s-flagship-tula-drone-center-is-arrested-on-fraud-charges

> Yevgeny Grigoryev, director general of TulaDron, has been detained in Tula, according to local outlet Myslo, which cited sources. A court ordered him held in pretrial detention for two months from August 14 on large-scale fraud charges. Mash also reported the arrest. TulaDron was launched in 2025 with plans to produce military and civilian drones, backed by 1 billion rubles in funding.