Vladimir Tkachuk has ?shown his firm's drones to officials including ?President Vladimir Putin. (AP PHOTO)Vladimir Tkachuk has ?shown his firm's drones to officials including ?President Vladimir Putin. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAPVladimir Tkachuk, the head of Russian drone manufacturer Uraldronzavod, has survived an apparent assassination attempt, authorities say. Tkachuk had demonstrated the Vampire to top officials including President Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, according to Yekaterinburg news outlet e1.ru. It was the second attack in a week on Russian drone makers.