Overview
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry, which summoned Ambassador Akira Muto on Wednesday, protested a Tokyo company’s investment in a Ukrainian drone maker.
- Terra Drone of Tokyo announced in late March a strategic investment in Kharkiv-based Amazing Drones to produce a new Terra A1 interceptor drone line.
- Reuters reporting cited by local outlets says Terra A1 targets one-way attack drones, the low-cost munitions Russia has used widely in the war.
- Moscow said the move harms its security, called relations with Japan at an all-time low, and urged concrete actions before talks can resume.
- The partnership is reported as the first Japanese corporate step into Ukraine’s defense sector, aligning with Japan’s non-lethal support for Kyiv and increased 2026 funding for drone defenses.