In Moscow, a court has placed the management of the company that…

In Moscow, a court has placed the management of the company that produces the unmanned systems «Drone Solutions» under arrest.

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The Kuzminsky District Court in Moscow arrested the current and former general directors of 'Drone Solutions' on August 8.
The arrested individuals are Vyacheslav Barbasov and Irakli Khazalia.
They are accused of fraud in an especially large amount under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
The company 'Drone Solutions' is based in Moscow and was registered in February 2018.
The company develops and produces unmanned aerial systems, software, and computer vision systems based on neural networks.
The company's drones are described as capable of operating in various climatic conditions.
The case is part of a wider wave of arrests targeting drone industry executives since May.
The company has ties to the National Technology Initiative (NTI) fund, which is under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The arrest of Barbasov and Khazalia marks the fourth case of criminal prosecution of drone producers' managers since the beginning of May, following four earlier cases reported before the war began. — tg_agentstvonews
The arrest of Barbasov and Khazalia is linked to a broader wave of arrests including the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's department on drones and robotics, Alina Polovchenya, and top managers of the 'Efko' group. — vm
The arrest of Barbasov and Khazaliya is the second in a week within the drone sector managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, following the arrest of Alina Polovchenya on August 1. — tg_astrapress
The drone 'Aist' developed by 'Drone Solutions' was shown to Vladimir Putin in April 2026, according to The Insider. — tg_theinsider
The Ministry of Industry and Trade took over the management of the NTI Fund from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in January 2026. — tg_astrapress
The company received at least 270 million rubles in investments from the Moscow Venture Fund, private investors, and the 'Voskhod' fund, with the latter being linked to Vladimir Potanin's 'Interros' group. — tg_theinsider
Approximately 24% of the company is owned by the state through the Ministry of Industry and its affiliated 'NTI Platform'. — mediazona