Yuri Kozarenko, the former CEO of "Transport of the Future" — Russia's flagship drone company in Tolyatti, Samara Region — has been arrested in Belgorod on large-scale fraud charges. His company is a central player in Russia's national "Unmanned Aviation Systems" project, and Kozarenko personally briefed Vladimir Putin during the president's visit to the company's Samara R&D center in January 2025. He led the firm from May 2022 to March 2026 and also served as a public advisor to Samara's governor on building a regional drone hub.