Car Bomb Targets Head of Russian Drone Company, Killing Driver and Bodyguard

The head of Russia's Uraldronzavod drone manufacturing enterprise was critically injured after an explosive device detonated beneath his vehicle near Yekaterinburg, in what investigators are treating as an attempted assassination. Driver Killed, Executive Hospitalized in Critical Condition According to Russian media reports, an explosive device had been planted underneath a Mercedes-Benz carrying Vladimir Tkachuk, the head of Uraldronzavod. The blast killed the vehicle's driver, who also served as Tkachuk's bodyguard. Tkachuk survived the explosion but sustained severe injuries. He was rushed to intensive care, where doctors described his condition as critical. The vehicle was completely destroyed by fire following the blast.