Director of 'Tuladron' Arrested on Fraud Charges
The Central District Court of Tula has arrested the general director of the ANO "NPPC BAS" "TulaDrone", accused of committing fraud in an especially large amount, the joint press service of the courts of the Tula region reported.
Consensus
- The general director of 'Tuladron', Evgeny Grigoryev, was arrested by the Central District Court of Tula.
- He is accused of fraud in an especially large amount under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The alleged fraud involved inflating the cost of work under a contract.
- The court decision was made on August 16, but has not yet entered into legal force due to an appeal by the defense.
- The company 'Tuladron' was created within the framework of the national project 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles'.
- The company is part of the national project 'Unmanned Aeronautical Systems' and was established in 2025.
- The company is located in Tula Oblast and is one of the ten largest drone production centers in Russia.
Points of divergence
- Grigoryev was detained on August 14 and placed under house arrest for two months. — vedomosti
- Grigoryev is the third detained executive of a drone manufacturer, and the arrest occurred amid two other investigations into drone producers 'Drone Solutions'. — fontanka
- The project received over 1 billion rubles, including about 700 million from the federal budget. — fontanka
- Grigoryev was also the head of three drone-producing organizations: 'Tuladron', 'Tulatex', and 'Composite Valley' between 2023 and 2025. — fontanka
- Grigoryev was named a laureate of the 'DroneTech. Code of the Future' award in the 'Startup of the Year' category in February. — fontanka
- In late July, executives and top managers of the 'Efko' group were sent to pre-trial detention in connection with fraud involving drones. — fontanka
- Grigoryev became general director of 'Tuladron' in February 2026. — vedomosti
- The court decision was made on August 16 and is under appeal by the defense. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Director of 'Tula Drone' arrested — Ведомости
- CEO of company "TulaDron" arrested on fraud case — Фонтанка
- CEO of company "TulaDron" arrested in fraud case — Интерфакс
Key entities
- TulaDrone
- Tuloy
- Central District Court
- Tula Oblast
- Evgeny Grigoriev
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Russia
- Interfax
- All-Russian Scientific Center for Applied Space Research
- AO "NPT BAS" "TulaDron"
- Scientific and Production Center