Trying to sell spare parts for combat aircraft to Russians: dealers from Dnipro exposed
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian law enforcement officers prevented an attempt by criminals from Dnipro to sell stolen aircraft parts worth over UAH 10 million to Russia. The SBU seized the components and is continuing the investigation; the criminals face up to 12 years in prison.
Law enforcement officers prevented the sale to Russia of a batch of aircraft components stolen from one of the Ukrainian enterprises. A criminal from Dnipropetrovs'k was involved in the deal. criminal, the SBU reports, reports UNN.
Details
According to the investigation, a criminal from Dnipro in 2019 stole spare parts for combat aircraft from the manufacturer's warehouse. These were starter generators and aircraft pumps with spare parts for MiG-29 multi-purpose fighters worth more than UAH 10 million.
Then the offender transferred the military products to a familiar entrepreneur for "storage" and for further sale. For a long time, he also hid aircraft components on the territory of his own maintenance station.
Later, he posted an ad for sale on a specialized website.
According to the SBU, representatives of the military-industrial military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, who were looking for such spare parts for Russian combat aircraft.
Employees of the Security services blocked the sale of military equipment to the occupiers.
During the searches at the searches at the service station of the entrepreneur involved were conducted:
▪️ 10 aircraft pumps;
▪️ 2 starter generators;
▪️ 1 thousand additional components.
Appendix
Within the framework of the criminal proceedings initiated by the the criminal proceedings initiated by SBU investigators under Part 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (legalization (laundering) of the proceeds of crime). (legalization (laundering) of the proceeds of crime committed by an organized group on a particularly large scale), The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice. and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
The offenders face up to 12 years in prison.
An SBU-initiated The SBU's examination of the aircraft equipment confirmed its technical serviceability for for use in combat conditions. A court decision was made a court decision to transfer the relevant products for the needs of the Armed Forces, the report says.
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