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On May 13, Ukraine\u2019s temporary parliamentary investigative commission held a hearing during which Denys Shtilerman<\/a>, the main shareholder of Ukrainian defence company Fire Point, answered lawmakers\u2019 questions. During the discussion, he revealed several new details about the business behind the FP-1 deep strike drones, FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, FP-7 ballistic missiles, and other systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the revelations was that businessman Timur Mindich \u2014 currently suspected in corruption cases \u2014 attempted to acquire a 50% stake in Fire Point<\/a> from spring 2024 until August 2025, with his final offer reportedly reaching $1 billion. Shtilerman also hinted that the company\u2019s current valuation could be close to $6 billion, while around 30 senior employees hold stock options amounting to a combined 15% stake in Fire Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Fire Point\u2019s valuation grew<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shtilerman had previously stated<\/a> that Timur Mindich offered around $100 million for 50% of Fire Point in 2024, after the company\u2019s deep strike drone performed best during tests organised by the US Embassy in Ukraine. At the hearing, he expanded on the story, saying Mindich continued trying to buy into the company for more than a year, gradually increasing his offer. The final figure reportedly reached approximately $1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, according to Shtilerman, Mindich was still rejected. First, he allegedly could not guarantee the purchase would be financed with \u201cclean money.\u201d Second, the founders received an offer from EDGE Group<\/a>, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund. The fund offered $758 million for a 30% stake in Fire Point at a $2.5 billion valuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, Fire Point CEO and CTO Iryna Terekh told Defender Media that Ukraine\u2019s Antimonopoly Committee had not approved the deal with EDGE Group, though she said the parties later submitted a revised application. The Antimonopoly Committee later disputed this information<\/a> in a response to Suspilne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more:<\/strong> Iryna Terekh on becoming Fire Point CEO and the antitrust setback in the EDGE Group deal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

During the hearing, Shtilerman stated that Fire Point is now considering abandoning the EDGE Group deal altogether. \u201cMost likely, we will refuse it,\u201d he said, explaining that the company\u2019s valuation has risen significantly since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Shtilerman did not specify Fire Point\u2019s current valuation, he noted that the company now has a ballistic missile in its portfolio, \u201cand there are not many manufacturers like that in the world.\u201d He added that in March 2026, Fire Point received an offer from an investment bank seeking to broker a transaction based on a $5.8 billion valuation. According to him, the company rejected the proposal because too many representatives of the bank were \u201cformer Russians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee stock options and the buyout of Iryna Terekh\u2019s company<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The potential EDGE Group transaction is not the only Fire Point-related case currently under review by the Antimonopoly Committee. Regulators are also considering the acquisition of a business owned by top executive Iryna Terekh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shtilerman said that in 2024 Terekh temporarily left Fire Point because of disagreements with other executives over the company\u2019s direction. \u201cLater we reunited and submitted an application to acquire her company for $26 million,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Shtilerman, Terekh\u2019s company provides R&D services to Fire Point, although he did not name the entity. Ukrainian Forbes suggests<\/a> this refers to Falcon Technology LLC, founded in 2023 and wholly owned by Terekh, according to the YouControl analytical platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire Point has not yet received a response from the Antimonopoly Committee regarding the acquisition. Since six months have passed, Terekh exercised her right to withdraw from the agreement. Shtilerman noted that the parties are now \u201cin the process of revising the price,\u201d hinting that Terekh is now seeking a significantly higher amount. Nevertheless, he said he remains confident Fire Point will eventually acquire the company in full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Denys Shtilerman (left) and Yehor Skalyha (centre) during the parliamentary commission hearing. Screenshot from the video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In response to lawmakers\u2019 questions, Shtilerman confirmed that he currently owns 97.5% of Fire Point’s shares. The remaining 2.5% belongs to company director Yehor Skalyha, who also attended the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Shtilerman stated that around 30 leading managers and engineers hold stock options for a combined 15% stake in Fire Point. The allocations are uneven \u2014 for example, Ihor Khmelov, who left the company in summer 2025 amid the \u201cMindich tapes\u201d scandal, reportedly holds options for 2.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shtilerman said he still regrets Khmelov\u2019s departure, describing him as one of the best managers he has ever known. He did not disclose details about the stock options granted to other employees or the conditions under which those options convert into company shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scandal surrounding one of Ukraine\u2019s largest defence tech manufacturers escalated further after Ukrainska Pravda published<\/a> a new batch of the so-called \u201cMindich tapes\u201d \u2014 recordings allegedly featuring conversations involving Timur Mindich, who appears in an NABU corruption case linked to Energoatom. According to the publication, the sanctioned businessman discussed Fire Point financing with then-Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, Denys Shtilerman published<\/a> on X a letter the company had sent to NABU. He described the information mentioned in Ukrainska Pravda\u2019s video as inaccurate, adding that its dissemination harms both the company and Ukraine\u2019s defence capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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