Top Executive at Sanctioned Russian Defense Company Reportedly Injured in Hammer Attack

On the evening of 22 May, in Kurgan, the Deputy Director-General of the Kurgan Instrument Company, Chief Designer, was attacked...

Top executive at sanctioned Russian defense company reportedly injured in hammer attack

Andrey Kondratyev, deputy general director and chief designer at the Russian defense enterprise Kurganpribor, was attacked with a hammer in the city of Kurgan on May 22, the local outlet Oblast 45 reported.According to the Russian Telegram channel Baza, which appears to be close to Russian security forces, Kondratyev was assaulted while entering his residential building after returning from work.He sustained serious head injuries and was hospita…

An attack was made on one of the leaders of the Kurganpribor military plant: EADaily

EADaily, May 23rd, 2025. An attack was carried out on the Deputy General Director, chief designer of the defense enterprise JSC NPO Kurganpribor Andrey Kondratiev. The plant produces weapons and ammunition, after the start of SMO is under the sanctions of Western countries.

The manager and chief designer of the Kurganpribor factory, which develops missiles for the Russian army, has been hospitalized. An unknown attacker hit Andrei Kondratyev in the head several times with a hammer on Thursday and fled, media reports say. His motive is not yet clear, with speculation surrounding a labor dispute.

Russian Defense Plant Head Attacked With Hammer - Militarnyi

In Kurgan, an unknown assailant attacked Andrey Kondratyev, the head of the defense company JSC NPO Kurganpribor, which specializes in the production of aviation weaponry

The police in Kurgan province are conducting an inspection following the attack on Andrei Condratiev, Deputy Director-General and Chief Designer of the Kurganprising Defence Company, and the victim is in hospital.