Sold UAV engines: in Germany arrested a man who helped the Russian Federation bypassing sanctions

According to the investigation, the defendant sent goods for 2 million euros to St. Petersburg since the beginning of the war. With the help of these components of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation terrorized Ukrainians. In Germany, a man who illegally sent special engines to Russia. Of these, the enemy then made battle drones used against Ukraine. About it reports the local edition of Merkur on October 26.

According to the prosecutor's office of Frankfurt, and the Main Customs Administration, the man who was arrested is accused of violating the law on foreign trade and payments. The report states that in the last two years the citizen has been selling electronic components, aviation engines and other important goods to Russia. All this was bypassing international sanctions. The goods were sent to one of the companies in St. Petersburg through the intermediate recipient in Hong Kong.

Later it turned out that they were related to a German entrepreneur. Among the components was the same engines that the enemy actively uses in his UAV "Orlan-10". They regularly attack peaceful Ukrainian cities. At least 120 engines were seized in the German prosecutor's office this year, thereby preventing possible exports. By the way, the suspect could send two expensive cars through China through China. The cost of illegally delivered items is 2 million euros.