“The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) prevented an attempt to export the Nikolaev businessman from the country of critical components to ship artillery units with a total value of almost $ 1.5 million. Weapons were planned to be sold to the Russian Federation. About it writes the press center of the department. Details of the scheme and weapons exposure: these are artisystems of different types, including six-barrel machines AO-18 and universal AK-176M installations used in combat”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) prevented the attempt to export NikolaevskayaM a businessman from a country of critical components to ship artillery installations The total cost is almost $ 1.5 million. Weapons planned to sell to Russian Federation.
About it writes the press center of the department.
Details of the scheme and exposing
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Armament: It is about artisystems of different types, including six -barrel machines AO-18 and universal installations AK-176mused on warships to damage small distances (including drones and winged missiles).
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Organizer: The Nikolaev entrepreneur who illegally seized weapons during a full -scale war was involved in the equipment.
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Export scheme: For the hidden transportation of the person placed combat systems in special containers, masked under the boilers for heating water. The attacker planned to conclude fictitious treaties with foreign companies in the EU and Southeast Asia to transport the weapons to the aggressor country from there.
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Detention: The SBU staff exposed and detained the diller at the stage of preparation for export.
The searches seized artillery installations in containers, additional components to military boats and contracts with foreign enterprises. The removed weapons will be transferred for the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. The person reported suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 14, Part 2 of Art. 201 of the Criminal Code (preparation for smuggling of weapons, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons). The attacker is in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Earlier, the SBU counterintelligence exposed three businessmen who wanted to take out of Ukraine for customers from Asian engines and a radar block to the MiG-29 fighters.
One of the machine-building plants of Vinnytsia supplied products through third countries to the Russian Federation for the needs of the military-industrial complex.
