Russian drone factory director seriously injured in car explosion
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August 5, 2026 / 10:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded when his car exploded, news reports said Wednesday, marking the second attack in a week on Russian drone makers.
The state Tass and RIA Novosti agencies said that Vladimir Tkachuk was hospitalized in grave condition following the explosion late Tuesday in Bolshoy Istok just outside Yekaterinburg, about 870 miles east of Moscow.
The driver of the car was killed in the explosion, the Reuters news agency reported.
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August 5, 2026 / 10:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded when his car exploded, news reports said Wednesday, marking the second attack in a week on Russian drone makers.
The state Tass and RIA Novosti agencies said that Vladimir Tkachuk was hospitalized in grave condition following the explosion late Tuesday in Bolshoy Istok just outside Yekaterinburg, about 870 miles east of Moscow.
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The driver of the car was killed in the explosion, the Reuters news agency reported.