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DONATE NOW<\/a><\/p>\n Within a\u00a0day of\u00a0journalists accessing the documents, all ownership records related to\u00a0Rustakt disappeared from Russia\u2019s official corporate registries. The information confirming the share transfer was also deleted from private databases, FT\u00a0noted.<\/p>\n Prior to\u00a0the purge, filings showed that 95% of\u00a0Rustakt was controlled by\u00a0Russian businessman Pavel Nikitin. An\u00a0analysis of\u00a0Russian customs data indicates that Minghuaxin supplied $304 million worth of\u00a0components to\u00a0Rustakt, as\u00a0well as\u00a0another $107 million in\u00a0goods to\u00a0the related company Zavod Santex.<\/p>\n Customs records show Rustakt purchased from Minghuaxin include $110 million in\u00a0lithium-ion batteries, $87 million in\u00a0engines, $64 million in\u00a0controllers, all since mid-2023.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n Russia Rushes Toward Reusable Drones\u2014But Ukraine Got There First<\/a><\/p>\n \n Nov 27, 2025 10:50\n <\/p>\n Santex acquired an\u00a0additional $66 million worth of\u00a0controllers and $37 million in\u00a0DC\u00a0motors.<\/p>\n Nikitin previously worked at\u00a0Santex and held shares in\u00a0the company before being replaced by\u00a0a\u00a0Belarusian citizen named Yegor Nikitin. According to\u00a0Russian filings, Yegor and Pavel share the same surname, patronymic, and date of\u00a0birth.<\/p>\n Corporate filings in\u00a0China indicate that Wang Dinghua owns 10% of\u00a0Shenzhen Nasmin Investment, while the remaining 90% belongs to\u00a0Yegor.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n WSJ: China Becomes Key Supplier of\u00a0Drone Components for Russia\u2019s War in\u00a0Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n \n Oct 30, 2025 21:08\n <\/p>\n Rustakt has also imported manufacturing equipment from China, obtaining licenses to\u00a0bring in\u00a0metal-cutting machines and plastic injection-molding systems supplied by\u00a0Shenzhen Kiosk Electronic, another company where Wang holds a\u00a0controlling stake, according to\u00a0Chinese registries.<\/p>\n Rustakt is\u00a0known to\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0participant in\u00a0Russia\u2019s classified \u201cDoomsday\u201d drone project and was the country\u2019s largest importer of\u00a0FPV-drone components from July 2023\u00a0to\u00a0February 2025.<\/p>\n A\u00a0former Ukrainian officer working with Frontelligence Insight told FT\u00a0that the BT-40 has undergone multiple upgrades since its battlefield debut.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n The Ultimate Drone Guide: Everything You Need to Know About UAVs<\/a><\/p>\n \n Oct 24, 2025 16:27\n <\/p>\n \u201cSince the drone appeared on\u00a0the battlefield in\u00a02023, it\u00a0has gone through several iterations to\u00a0improve electronic-warfare resistance and enhance control systems\u2026 While it\u00a0doesn\u2019t stand out in\u00a0any single feature, mass production, low cost and availability make it\u00a0a\u00a0reliable workhorse for Russian forces.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, while reporting from the frontline, UNITED24 Media cameraman Yegor Terletskyi and reporter Philip Malzahn came<\/a> under sudden attack by\u00a0a\u00a0Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone. The drone\u2014controlled via fiber-optic cable\u2014had been lying in\u00a0wait along the roadside. The 65th Brigade of\u00a0Russia\u2019s Airborne Assault Forces (VDV) has already released footage of\u00a0the strike.<\/p>\n![\"Russia](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2fa57e362446252cbdc8e25b8178b318.jpg\")
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