The Guardian: Russia destroyed American drone factory in attack on Kyiv

Meduza reports that Russian forces struck a manufacturing facility in Kyiv on July 26 that was operated by Terminal Autonomy, an American drone company founded in Delaware in 2023. Terminal Autonomy produces long-range drones equipped with artificial intelligence and guidance systems designed to withstand Russian electronic warfare. No one was killed in the strike. The attack may represent the first known instance of Russian forces deliberately targeting a facility owned by a U.S. company.

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