Ukraine has stopped supplying even paid for military products to the Russian Federation - Deputy Minister of Defense
Moscow - Kyiv, June 2 (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Russia cannot obtain military equipment and other defense products from Ukraine, said Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov. “There is a backlog of cargo at customs, paid for and advanced up to 80%, which we cannot receive,” he said.
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The supply of missiles and aircraft engines to Russia should be banned altogether, Kakha Bendukidze, a recently appointed adviser to the President of Ukraine, said late last week.
General Director of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Boguslaev says that Motor Sich is not afraid of stopping supplies to Russia. There are no problems with shipping and production now, he says.
Russian enterprises in the rocket and space industry continue to work with Ukrainian partners, a representative of URKK told RBC. Dnepropetrovsk "Yuzhmash" produced intercontinental ballistic missiles "Voevoda" ("Satan" - according to NATO classification). These missiles are the basis of Russia's nuclear shield. A representative of Yuzhmash was unavailable for comment on Friday; state enterprises Antonov and Ukroboronprom did not respond to RBC’s requests.
On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing a plan for import substitution of military products for the Russian defense industry. A representative of the Rostec state corporation also speaks about this. To launch import-substituting capacities, Russia needs to spend tens of billions of rubles, says Konstantin Makienko, deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.
Ukraine has stopped supplying even paid-for military equipment to Russia, according to the Deputy Defense Minister.