Despite numerous sanctions aimed at cutting Russia off from Western supply chains, Russian arms companies continue to supply Russian soldiers with US-made ammunition for use in the war against Ukraine, according to Politico. .
Two Russian companies, Tethys and Promtechnogliya (Promtechnogliya, which makes the Orsis T-5000 sniper rifle that Russian soldiers carry in combat), have produced hundreds of thousands of rounds manufactured by an American company called Hornady. Got .388 caliber rounds. reportCiting customs declarations. The documents show that at least three imports took place after Russia invaded Ukraine, highlighting the difficulty of crackdowns. sanctions and export controls was intended To prevent Russian defense companies from procuring US weapons technology.
Promtech Honologia, that is, Licensed Submission of a “Declaration of Conformity” by the United States dated On August 12, 2022, Politico announced plans to purchase 102,200 Hornady lead rounds to fill “hunting cartridges” for use in “rifle-barreled civilian weapons.” The .338 caliber Lapua Magnum ammunition weighing 285 grains specified in the declaration matches the product available from the website Hornady. show.
Second notification report According to Politico, this is a batch of “capless cases for assembling civilian firearms cartridges” designated for the same .388 Lapua Magnum. (Related: First Chinese parts found in Russian drone used to attack Ukraine, researchers say)
However, the .388 Lapua Magnum was not designed for hunting. Instead, according to Politico, Western military developed powerful, long-range bullets in the 1980s to arm snipers in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Hornady denied exporting products to Russian companies in an interview with Politico.
“The moment Russia invaded Ukraine, we were finished,” CEO Steve Hornady told the media outlet.
“We categorically do not export anything to Russia and have not obtained a license to export to Russia since 2014,” he said after being shown the evidence. “We do not support the sale of any of our products to Russian villains. If we can find out how they got it, and if they did, we will try to stop it.” I will do whatever it takes.”
He added that, to the best of Hornaday’s knowledge, none of Hornady’s customers had violated sanctions laws and had contacted U.S. authorities after reviewing documents sent by Politico.
Thetis also report Two batches of Hornady have been imported since the February 2022 invasion of Russia, but Politico did not respond to a request for comment.
Evgeny Prigozhin, who runs the Wagner Private Military Company, which is fighting for Russia against Ukraine, told Politico that his unit was able to obtain “a large amount of NATO-issued ammunition left over from the Ukrainian army.” .
According to Politico, information on possible sanctions evasion is available on the Russian Internet, and documents for importers, exporters and product descriptions can be interpreted by anyone with expertise in international customs classification codes. It is said that it will be
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“We take allegations of sanctions violations or sanctions evasion seriously and are committed to ensuring that sanctions are fully implemented,” a National Security Council spokesman told the show.
According to Politico, a Russian website that sells U.S. ammunition as well as a number of lethal products from European Union-based suppliers and manufacturers said the thriving black market was an important arms supply for the Russian military. suggesting that it was the source.
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