In this pool photograph taken on September 19, 2024 and distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Tkachuk (2L), co-founder of Yekaterinburg-based drone manufacturer Uraldronzavod, and other participants pose for a photo during the Russian leader's visit to the Special Technology Centre in Saint Petersburg. The CEO of a Russian drone factory has been seriously wounded in a "car explosion", Russian state media reported on August 5, 2026, in what appeared to be a second assassination attempt on a Russian defence official in days. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)