Tula Drone Firm CEO Arrested for Fraud
In Tula, the general director of the drone production enterprise 'TulaDron', Evgeny Grigoriev, was detained and then placed under arrest on August 14.
Consensus
- The general director of 'Tuladrone' was arrested on August 14.
- The arrest was for fraud in an especially large amount under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The arrest is linked to the individual's professional activities.
- 'Tuladrone' was created within the framework of the national project 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles'.
- Over one billion rubles were allocated for the project, including approximately 700 million from the federal budget.
- The company was established in late 2025.
- The arrest occurred in Tula.
- The case is part of a broader pattern of investigations into drone manufacturers receiving state funding.
Points of divergence
- The project was funded with 1 billion rubles, including about 700 million from the federal budget. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The company received a state status as a testing center for unmanned systems from Minpromtorg in January 2025. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- 177.2 million rubles were allocated in the regional budget for 2025 for staffing, equipment, and materials. — kommerstamt
- The 'Transport of the Future' project, linked to 'Efko', involved agro-drones used in the war with Ukraine. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The company received a subsidy for equipment procurement. — kommerstamt
- The 'Transport of the Future' project was created in 2021 as a project of 'Efko' for developing agro-drones and delivery drones. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The company 'Drone Solutions' was registered in 2018 and develops drones, software, and computer vision systems based on neural networks. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The arrest of Valeriy Kustov and others was related to fraud in the 'Transport of the Future' project. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The investigation into drone companies intensified during the war with Ukraine. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The company 'Drone Solutions' is involved in computer vision systems using neural networks. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The regional budget allocated 177.2 million rubles for the company in 2025. — kommerstamt
Coverage (12 sources)
- Director of 'TulaDron' Grigoriev sent to pretrial detention on charges of fraud — Коммерсантъ
- In Tula, the general director of the drone production enterprise 'TulaDron' was arrested — ЭХО / Новости
- In Tula, head of drone production enterprise worth 1 billion detained — Радио Свобода
- Third head of drone manufacturer receiving budget funds detained — The Moscow Times
- Head of drone production enterprise arrested in Tula on fraud case — Настоящее Время
- In Tula, head of drone production enterprise worth 1 billion detained — Север.Реалии
- Director of the unmanned systems center "TulaDron" arrested on fraud case — Дождь (Telegram)
- Director of the unmanned systems center "TulaDron" arrested on fraud case — Дождь
- In Tula, authorities announced the detention of the head of the UAV manufacturer 'TulaDron' — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, another head of a drone production company has been arrested — general director of the 'TulaDron' center Yevgeny Gritsyov — Meduza
- Director of NPC 'TulaDron' Goryachev detained on suspicion of fraud — Вечерняя Москва
- CEO of 'TulaDron' is under arrest on suspicion of fraud, — Myslo — ASTRA
Key entities
- Grigoriev
- TulaDrone
- Tuloy
- Tula News
- Myslo
- Russia
- Pre-trial detention center
- NPTC
- Media
- Kyivstoner Zaderzhanny
- NPTC BAS
- NewsTula
- Director of the Center
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