Russia: Russian Designer Creates Ukrainian Missile

August 13, 2026: Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich founded Russia’s first non-government space company and is now designing inexpensive long-range drones for Ukraine. Kokorich founded Destinus, a manufacturing firm based in the Netherlands. Initially, Destinus built high-performance airplanes and propulsion systems. That changed after Ukraine was invaded. Kokorich renounced his Russian citizenship and turned to developing hypersonic drones with satellite-free navigation systems, as well as facilities to produce key components for his missiles and drones. At the same time, Destinus has produced thousands of its long-range drones and Ruta…