TulaDrone CEO Arrested Over Fraud
The general director of the TulaDrone scientific-production center, Evgeny Grigoryev, was arrested on suspicion of large-scale fraud, with authorities alleging he inflated project costs to illegally obtain over 17 million rubles. He was detained on August 14 and held in pre-trial detention.
Consensus
- Evgeny Grigoryev, the general director of the TulaDrone center, was arrested.
- The arrest occurred on August 14.
- Grigoryev was sent to pre-trial detention (SIZO) by a court.
- He is suspected of fraud in an especially large amount (Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code).
- The alleged fraud is linked to his professional activities.
- The case involves the misappropriation of funds from the TulaDrone project.
- The TulaDrone center is a scientific-production center for unmanned aerial systems.
- The project received over 1 billion rubles in funding, with about 700 million from the federal budget.
- No official confirmation of the investigation has been issued by authorities.
Points of divergence
- Grigoryev was detained on August 14 and placed in custody two days later; he had been absent from work since August 14, with no known reason, and was reportedly undergoing interrogations. — vm
- This is the third case within a month involving the prosecution of leaders of drone-related projects. — tg_istories_media
- The TulaDrone center was created in July 2025, and the governor spoke about funding at a meeting that month. — mediazona
- Grigoryev previously led three major scientific centers: 'Kompozitnaya Dolina', 'Tulatex', and 'Tuladron'. — vm
- The alleged fraud may have involved funds from 'Kompozitnaya Dolina' rather than TulaDrone. — vm
- The total amount allegedly misappropriated was 17.3 million rubles. — vm
- The case against Grigoryev is part of a broader pattern of investigations into drone industry leaders, including those from 'Drone Solutions' and 'Efko'. — tg_istories_media
- No official information about investigative actions against Grigoryev has been released. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Arrest of director of «TulaDron» center Grigoriev: who he is, what he is accused of, what the enterprise does — Вечерняя Москва
- Head of 'TulaDron' sent to pretrial detention on charges of especially large-scale fraud. This is the third case against management in a month... — Важные истории
- Head of company "TulaDron" sent to pretrial detention on fraud in an especially large amount case — Медиазона
- In Tula, General Director of NPC "TulaDron" Yevgeny Gritsyov Arrested — Вести
Key entities
- Evgeny Grigoriev
- Pre-trial detention center
- Tuloy
- TulaDrone
- Tula News
- Myslo
- NPTC
- Mash
- Evening Moscow
- General Director of the Scientific and Production Center 'TulaDron'