Russia’s defence ministry has released what it said were the names and addresses of Ukrainian-linked enterprises across Europe involved in the production of military drones on April 16. 

“The European public should both clearly understand the true reasons of threats to their security and know the addresses and locations of ‘Ukrainian’ and ‘joint’ enterprises producing UAVs and components for Ukraine on the territory of their countries,” the ministry said.

The statement included a list of companies and sites spanning eight European countries, including Britain, Germany, the Czechia and Latvia.

According to the ministry, branches of Ukrainian firms are operating in cities such as London, Munich, Prague and Riga.

Among the entities named were Firepoint and Horizon Tech in the United Kingdom, with locations in London, Mildenhall and Leicester.

In Germany, Davinci Avia and Airlogistics Germany were identified in Munich. Other companies cited include Kort in Støvring, Denmark; operations in Vilnius, Lithuania; Terminal Autonomy in Riga, Latvia; and Destinus in Hengelo, the Netherlands.

The ministry also listed facilities linked to Antonov State Enterprise and Ukrspecsystems in Poland, in the cities of Mielec and Tarnów, as well as DeViRo in Prague and Kolín in the Czech Republic.

According to the Russian defence ministry, these enterprises are involved in the production of a range of drone models, including “FP-1, FP-2, Sticker, Da Vinci, Anubis, HaKi AK-1000, AQ-400 Kosa (Scythe), Ruta, An-196 Lyuty, RAM-2X and Bulava”.

The disclosure comes amid ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine and reflects Moscow’s efforts to highlight what it portrays as European involvement in Ukraine’s military supply chains. European governments have not immediately responded to the claims.