A Russian missile struck the Kyiv production facility of Terminal Autonomy, a US-owned company that manufactures AI-guided AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet strike drones designed to resist Russian jamming; Kyiv Post and reporting citing The Guardian described the July 31 attack as Russia's first direct hit on a factory belonging to an American defence company operating in Ukraine

A Russian strike on Kyiv on July 26 destroyed the Kyiv facility of Terminal Autonomy, a US company producing AI-guided AQ-400 Scythe and AQ-100 Bayonet deep-strike drones; The Guardian confirmed the attack on July 31 via a source close to the company, and Kyiv Post reported the strike was carried out with a missile; it is the first time Russia has directly targeted a US-owned drone manufacturer operating in Ukraine