Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory
A Russian missile strike destroyed a Kyiv drone factory owned by the US-based company Terminal Autonomy. This marks the first time Russia has explicitly targeted a facility owned by a US corporation during the ongoing conflict.
Why it matters
The targeting of a US-owned facility raises the risk of direct escalation between Russia and Western commercial interests in Ukraine.
A deep-strike drone. The plant hit by Russia made AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones (not pictured). A deep-strike drone. The plant hit by Russia made AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones (not pictured). Ukraine Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory Strike on Terminal Autonomy plant appears to be first time in the war that Moscow has targeted a US company
Prefer the Guardian on Google A drone factory in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian ballistic missile on Friday was owned by a US corporation registered in Delaware, in what appears to be the first time Moscow has targeted a US company in the conflict.
Terminal Autonomy makes precision “deep-strike” drones with guidance systems that are resistant to Russian jamming signals, according to a person familiar with the company.
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