The links between many companies in former Soviet countries are deeply rooted, none more so than in the aviation sectors where Ukrainian expertise has long been prized.
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.
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.
The assets of the former president of Ukraine’s industrial enterprise Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Boguslayev, and its former foreign trade department head, Oleh Dzyuba, have been seized on suspicion of collaboration with Russia, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Telegram on Oct. 18.
Now detained on suspicion of aiding Moscow in its aggression against Ukraine, the longtime head of a prominent Ukrainian aircraft engine maker is a Russian citizen, a Schemes investigation has found.