The Russian missile strike on the Terminal Autonomy drone factory in Kyiv targeted US-owned infrastructure involved in the production of advanced military drones.

Russia destroyed a Kyiv drone factory owned by US-registered Terminal Autonomy with a ballistic missile, The Guardian reported. The plant produced AI-guided AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones designed to resist Russian jamming. The strike appears to be the first known Russian attack on a US-owned company in Ukraine. No one was killed, according to a source familiar with the company. #Ukraine

russian missile destroys US firm’s #Kyiv drone factory 🖊 Aram Roston in Washington Strike on Terminal Autonomy plant appears to be first time in the war that moscow has targeted a US company https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/us-firm-drone-factory-terminal-autonomy-ukraine-russia