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Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion
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The Independent News
Read our Privacy noticeThe director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded when his car exploded, news reports said Wednesday.
Tkachuk headed the Uraldronzavod factory that manufactures Upyr (Russian for Ghoul) drones.
The explosion followed Saturday's deadly bombing at an upscale Moscow restaurant, which the Russian Embassy in Rome blamed on Ukraine, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reposted the embassy statement without comment, and Russia's security agencies haven't named the suspected culprits.
Several Russian media outlets claimed the bombing targeted a Russian general who was celebrating his birthday at the restaurant.