Son of engineer behind Russia's Lancet drones owns £1.5M London flat

2023-07-21

Son of Russian military engineer behind Russia’s deadly Lancet drones owns £1.5million London flat and works for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament

Lavrentii Zakharov, 24, is a co-owner of the flat located near the Home Office
He currently works as a ‘graduate professional’ at the UN disarmament wing
His father Alexander Zakharov has spent 15 years helping develop the drones

The son of a Russian engineer who helped develop Russia’s Lancet drones owns a £1.5million flat in London and works for the UN disarmament wing.

Lavrentii Zakharov, 24, is a co-owner of the three-bedroom property located near the Home Office, which is 1,00 square feet and offers views of across the Thames of Big Ben and the London Eye.

He currently works as a ‘graduate professional’ at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and has previously worked as an intern ‘at several UN agencies’, according to his profile page on its website.

Lavrentii’s father Alexander Zakharov has spent 15 years helping the Russian Ministry of Defence to develop and manufacture the deadly Lancet drones.

The machines, which have been dubbed the ‘second Kalashnikov’ by Russian propagandists, have reportedly been deployed in Ukraine.

Lavrentii Zakharov, 24, the son of a Russian engineer who helped develop Russia’s Lancet drones, owns a £1.5million flat in London and works for the UN disarmament wing

Lavrentii’s father Alexander Zakharov (pictured) has spent 15 years working for the Russian Ministry of Defence to develop and manufacture the deadly Lancet drones

The machines, which have been dubbed the ‘second Kalashnikov’ by Russian propagandists, have reportedly been deployed in Ukraine

Alexander left Russia at the age of 16 and now holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Politics, Sociology and Eastern European Studies from University College London.

According to publicly available listings he purchased the Grade II-listed property with his mother Svetlana in 2018.

Alexander has been working at the UN disarmament wing since May, according to his LinkedIn profile, and is involved in research about ‘strengthening weapons and ammunition management’ and ‘de-mining and humanitarian access’.

There is no suggestion that he is involved with his father’s work for the drone manufacturing company CST, which was sanctioned by the UK government earlier this year.

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