An assassination attempt on Vladimir Tkachuk
An assassination attempt on Vladimir Tkachuk, general director of the 'Uraldron Plant', was carried out in the Sverdlovsk region, according to local sources...
Consensus
- The attack occurred in the village of Bolshoy Istok, near Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast.
- Vladimir Tkachuk, the general director of Uraldrondzavod, was the target of the attack.
- The attack involved a bomb detonating under a Mercedes car he was traveling in.
- Tkachuk was hospitalized in critical condition and placed in intensive care.
- The bodyguard who was driving the car died in the explosion.
- An investigation has been launched by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (SUSK) into attempted murder and illegal possession of explosives.
- Uraldrondzavod produces FPV drones known as 'Upyory'.
- Tkachuk is known as the creator of the 'Upyory' drones.
Points of divergence
- The attack was reported by the local publication 66.RU. — tg_astrapress
- The main version of the investigation points to agents of Ukrainian special services behind the attack, and the case may be expanded under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorism). — kommersant
- Tkachuk created the VK group 'Povorotnye na voine' in 2017, which has 186,000 subscribers, and a Telegram channel with over 659,000 subscribers; he used funds from these platforms to build the factory and purchase equipment. — mediazona
Coverage (4 sources)
- In the Sverdlovsk region, an attempt on the life of the general director of 'Uraldronplant' Vladimir Tkachuk was carried out According to local data... — ASTRA
- Assassination attempt on Vladimir Tkachuk, head of Ural Dron Plant — Коммерсантъ
- Attempted assassination of Uraldron plant general director Vladimir Tkachuk in Sverdlovsk region. — ASTRA
- TASS, Mash and Kommersant: A car exploded under Yekaterinburg, FPV drone manufacturer 'Upyry' Vladimir Tkachuk was injured — Медиазона
Key entities
- Vladimir Tkachuk
- Uraldronezavoda
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Yekaterinburg
- Bolshoy Istok
- TASS
- Commerzant
- Mash
- 66.ru
- SKR
- SU