Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have supervised the modernization of the Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles that Russia used against Ukraine, was allegedly shot dead near his home.
Russian weapons expert helped develop cruise missilesThe gunman used in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine was killed in a forest in the Moscow region.
Mikhail ShatskyHe served as deputy general designer and chief designer at Mars Design Bureau, which developed the missiles used by the Russian army. murdered I got shot this week bosque According to Ukrainian media, Kuzminsky is about 13 kilometers from the Kremlin.
Exiled Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov posted a photo on Telegram. Shatsky-like man He lay dead on the bloody snow. Many pro-Ukrainian channels posted similar photos on the messaging app.
Independent Russian media ‘Important Stories’ reported that the location where the body was found was located near the forest, a ten-minute walk from Shatsky’s house. In his role at the Moscow-based Mars Design Bureau, Shatsky was responsible for: monitor missile modernization The Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruisers that Russia has been firing on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022. The engineer would also be working on it. artificial intelligence technology For Russian drones.
Several Ukrainian media, including ‘Ukrainska Pravda’ and ‘Kyiv Independent’, reported: pull carried out by Ukrainian military intelligence agency GURciting anonymous Ukrainian defense sources.
“Anyone who is involved in the development of the Russian military-industrial complex and in one way or another supports Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, Legitimate target of the Defense Forces (Ukrainians),” one of these sources told the Kyiv Independent.
‘Euronews’ could not independently verify the information. Moscow and Kyiv officials They did not make any comments about this..
On Friday, Russia launched a campaign. large scale missile attack counter energy infrastructure According to Kiev, it is in western Ukraine. It is the latest in a series of attacks that have raised fears about the Kremlin’s intentions. cripple electricity generation capacity before coming from Ukraine cold winter.