On August 4, an explosion occurred under the Mercedes-Benz of…
On August 4, an explosion occurred under the Mercedes-Benz of Vladimir Tkachuk, the creator of the 'Upyr' drone and founder of the 'Povorotnye na voine' Telegram channel, in the village of Bolshoy Istok near Yekaterinburg. The driver, an officer, was killed, and Tkachuk was hospitalized in critical condition. The incident is being treated as an attempted assassination, with authorities investigating it as a criminal act.
Consensus
- The explosion occurred on August 4 in the village of Bolshoy Istok, near Yekaterinburg.
- The vehicle involved was a Mercedes-Benz belonging to Vladimir Tkachuk.
- The driver of the car, an officer, died at the scene.
- Tkachuk was injured and hospitalized in critical condition.
- The incident is being investigated as an attempted assassination.
- An official criminal case was opened under Article 30, Part 3 and Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code (attempted murder).
- Tkachuk is the founder and general director of 'Uraldronzavod', a company producing 'Upyr' drones.
- The 'Upyr' drone is used by Russian military forces in the special military operation zone.
- Tkachuk is the author of the 'Povorotnye na voyne' Telegram channel, which has over 600,000 subscribers.
- The company 'Uraldronzavod' was registered in September 2023.
- The vehicle was completely destroyed by fire after the explosion.
Points of divergence
- The explosion occurred at approximately 16:00 local time. — vm
- The explosion occurred at approximately 19:00 on August 4. — fontanka
- Tkachuk was in the process of entering the car when the bomb detonated. — tg_echoonline_news
- Tkachuk did not have time to get into the car and was standing nearby. — vm
- Tkachuk survived and is in the ICU, with the explosion having occurred at 15 km from Yekaterinburg. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The attack was confirmed by Tkachuk's own Telegram channel 'Povorotnye na voinye'. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attack was likely carried out by Ukrainian military forces, according to military correspondent Sergei Shilov. — vm
- Tkachuk met with President Vladimir Putin in September 2024 at the Special Technological Center in St. Petersburg. — fontanka
- The attack is the second in a week targeting drone producers, following an attack on Andrey Cheremisov in Tula. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Tkachuk was previously involved in a case related to child pornography at age 18, which he did not disclose publicly. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (20 sources)
- Portrait of the Day: Vladimir Tkachuk, creator of the "Upyr" drone, who was allegedly attempted to be killed — ЭХО / Новости
- Attempt on the creator of the 'Upyr' drone Tkachuk: how the explosion occurred, what condition the businessman was in, what he was doing — Вечерняя Москва
- Mercedes of drone creator Tkachuk exploded under Yekaterinburg — РИАМО
- «Became a target of Banderaites». What is known about the assassination attempt on the creator of the «Upyr» drone Vladimir Tkachuk — Фонтанка
- Second drone manufacturer assassination attempt in Ekaterinburg region this week — Агентство. Новости
- Car of the General Director of "Ural Drone Plant", which produces "Upyr" drones, Vladimir Tkachuk, exploded near Ekaterin... — ЭХО / Новости
- The general director of the enterprise producing the 'Upyr' drones was injured after a car explosion near Yekaterinburg — his driver died — Дождь
- Unknowns blew up the car of UMP drone developer Vladimir Tkachuk. Driver died, Tkachuk in intensive care. This is already the second... — Важные истории
- Car of the creator of drones 'Upyr' exploded near Yekaterinburg, author of Z-channel 'Turned on War' — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- In Sverdlovsk Oblast, the head of the company producing drones 'Upyr' was blown up — The Moscow Times
- In Yekaterinburg drone developer 'Upyr' injured in explosion — Сибирь.Реалии
- Developer of "Upyr" drones is in the ICU after car explosion in Yekaterinburg. His driver died — Настоящее Время
- In Yekaterinburg drone developer 'Upyr' injured in explosion — Север.Реалии
- Assassination attempt on the creator of the 'Upyr' drone and director of 'Uralvagonzavod' Vladimir Tkachuk. His driver died — Новая газета Европа
- Mercedes blown up near Yekaterinburg. The incident may involve an assassination attempt on a drone manufacturer — Фонтанка
- Near Yekaterinburg, the developer of the drone 'Upyr' and author of the Telegram channel 'Povernuty na voine' was injured in a car explosion. He is in critical condition — Meduza
- Near Yekaterinburg, the car of the general director of 'Uraldrонzavod,' producing 'people's' kamikaze drones 'Upyr,' was blown up — SOTAvision
- In Yekaterinburg, developer of the 'Upyr' drone wounded in explosion — Радио Свобода
- The car of the general director of 'Uraldrонzavod', which produces 'Upyr' drones, Vladimir Tkachuk, was blown up near Yekaterinburg — ЭХО / Новости
- Car of the creator of the 'people's' drone 'Upyr' blown up near Yekaterinburg — Говорит НеМосква
Key entities
- Vladimir Tkachuk
- Yekaterinburg
- Uraldronezavoda
- Bolshoy Istok
- TASS
- Mash
- Media
- E1.RU
- 66.ru
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Sыserts District
- FPV
- Telegram channel
- Z-channels
- Balabanova