# ‘Rumors are slightly exaggerated’: Fire Point co-owner responds to reported assassination attempt

https://mins.news/en/item/82175

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-01 16:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/rumors-are-slightly-exaggerated-fire-point-co-owner-speaks-out-after-reported-assassination-attempt/

> Denys Shtilierman, co-owner and chief engineer of Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, pushed back on reports that he was wounded and a bodyguard killed in an alleged assassination attempt near Kyiv. A military journalist cited an unverified source, while Fire Point called the reports fabricated and Ukrainian authorities had not confirmed the incident.