Austrian court convicts Belarusians over supplying Russian arms industry
The pair pleaded guilty after prosecutors said $3.3 million in industrial goods reached Russian arms makers through shell companies and falsified certificates.
- On Wednesday, the Vienna Regional Court convicted two Belarusian cousins of violating export controls by supplying industrial equipment to Russian companies used to manufacture military engines for missiles and fighter jets.
- The 28-year-old director of a Vienna-based firm faked end-user certificates to transport metalworking tools and CNC machines to Russia, routing goods through shell companies in third countries including Turkey and Poland.
- Austria's Interior Ministry reported that goods worth more than €3.3 million were delivered to Russian arms manufacturers since 2022, specifically entities affiliated with state-owned conglomerate Rostec, which produces the Kh-101 and Iskander missile systems.
- The court handed the male defendant a 21-month sentence with 19 months suspended, while his female cousin received a 15-month suspended term; both pleaded guilty and apologized for their roles.
- Director Sylvia Mayer stated, "This case demonstrates the lengths to which international networks go to circumvent existing sanctions," highlighting how illicit supply chains continue feeding Russian military production despite enforcement efforts.
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Austrian Court Convicts Cousins in Russian Export Control Violation
An Austrian court convicted two Belarusian cousins for violating export controls by supplying equipment to Russian firms for military purposes. The investigation revealed the company's use of shell companies to reroute metalworking tools and CNC machines to Russia, resulting in suspended sentences for both defendants.
Austrian court convicts Belarusians over supplying Russian arms industry
An Austrian court on Wednesday convicted two Belarusian cousins of violating export controls by supplying equipment to Russian companies that Austria's government says was used to make military items like engines for missiles and fighter jets.
The 28-year-old received 21 months of partial detention for banned exports.
Austria: Company Director Supplied Millions of Dollars in Industrial Tools to Russia
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