Russian arms makers escaping sanctions

Sanctions on Russia’s arms companies and tycoons have been applied inconsistently by the U.S., UK and EU, as the Western allies fail to coordinate actions against makers of banned weapons
       

Alan Lushnikov
Largest shareholder of Kalashnikov Concern – original manufacturer of AK-47 assault rifle

Yan Novikov
CEO of Almaz-Antey Concern, Moscow- based defence company specialising in missiles and anti-aircraft systems

Sergey Pitikov
Chief executive of KBM*, manufacturer of Tochka-U missile – type that hit Kramatorsk rail station on Apr 8

Alexander Denisov
CEO of High Precision Systems – KBM parent company produces missiles, artillery, grenade launchers and machine guns

Alexander Smirnov
CEO of Splav, maker of Uragan rocket launcher system – used to fire cluster bombs in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Mar 24

Mikhail Shelkov
Vice chairman of VSMPO-Avisma, world’s largest titanium supplier and 25 percent owned by Russian defence giant Rostec


*Konstruktorskoye Byuro Mashynostroyeniya
 

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