Reports carried by a number of international media sites on Wednesday showed Russia had until recently received aircraft spares originating from Ukrainian enterprises.
Spare parts used to repair Russian military airplanes and helicopters appear to have been imported from a number of Ukrainian factories, according to an investigation published by the independent Russian news outlet Important Stories on Nov. 27.
The aviation industry of Russia continues to receive supplies from the Russian company Avia FED Service, which, for its part, bought most of the spare parts in Ukraine. Source: an investigation by Vazhnye Istorii, a Russian outlet focused on journalistic investigations Details: Since the beginning of the full-fledged invasion of Ukraine, Avia FED Service has supplied the Russian Defence Ministry, Rostec and the presidential Air Force with spare parts worth at least 650 million roubles ($7.
Over the past six weeks, Russian troops have likely suffered "some of the highest" casualty rates in Ukraine, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 27. The heavy losses "have largely been caused" by Russia's offensive against Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, the ministry said.