US Uncovers Russian Plot to Acquire Nuclear Weapons Parts for Military, Multiple Arrests Made

US Uncovers Russian Plot to Acquire Nuclear Weapons Parts for Military, Multiple Arrests Made

A federal court in Brooklyn sentenced Vadim Yermolenko, a dual US-Russian citizen, to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme supplying ammunition and dual-use technology to the Russian military and intelligence services. Yermolenko was also ordered to pay a $75,547 fine. He had pleaded guilty in November 2024, according to The Moscow Times report on August 20. “Yermolenko lied to banks, facilitated the illegal export of ammunition and sens…