Supplied details for military drones: Germany arrested a businessman who helped

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Waldemar V. , violated sanctions restrictions and earned for the sale of spare parts of the Russian Federation 715,000 euros. The German Prosecutor General's Office issued another arrest warrant on charges of violating the law on foreign trade of the citizen of Germany and Russia Waldemar V. , reported on the official website of the department.

The investigating judge of the Federal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of the accused yesterday and ordered the further use of preliminary imprisonment. Waldemar V. is charged with the investigation that he violated the sanction law, being the managerial director of two companies he founded in Saar for international trade in electronic components. Over the past three years, it has exported 26 electronic components to a company that produces military equipment.

This technique includes the Orlan-10 drone, which is currently used by Russian invaders in Ukraine. The components supplied by the accused are a common part of this drone and fall under the resolution on embargo on Russia (EU) No. 833/2014. To bypass the EU sanctions, Waldemar B. Usually imported appropriate goods from abroad to Germany, and then exported them to Russia-in some cases, through a company to Baden-Württemberg, which he controlled.

Initially, exports were made to two civilian false companies based in Russia. After Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Waldemar V. switched to transportation of goods to Russia through Dubai and Lithuania, in particular, with the help of lucky recipients in third countries. The total cost of illegally manufactured components, as noted by the prosecutor's office, is about 715,000 euros.

This new warrant for the arrest of the Federal Court investigating judge is replaced by the arrest of the District Court of Mannheim of March 8, 2023, on the basis of which the accused was in custody since March 9, 2023. The Federal Prosecutor's Office started the case on March 20, 2023 due to the particular importance of the case. The accused himself is already in custody in anticipation of the court. Dmitry K. , who was arrested in the Netherlands in 2022, operated a similar scheme.

He also supplied sanction chips and drones in the Russian Federation. Russian invaders actively use "Orlan-10" to intelligence and guidance their RSLS. The drone circles over a certain territory at an altitude of 3 km and, marking the necessary goals, reports the coordinates of the RSSV "Tornado" of the Russian Army. Earlier, Focus reported that the Russian Federation is receiving more and more technologies for assembling weapons.