{"id":6257,"date":"2026-08-10T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/6257\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:40:09","slug":"austria-uncovers-scheme-supplying-russias-defence-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/6257\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria uncovers scheme supplying Russia\u2019s defence industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/images.cnscdn.com\/b\/b\/3\/9\/bb39818c3536020cac2ec1eb012fc45b\/original.webp\" class=\"top_img_loader\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786390809_606_300x173.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" alt=\"sanctions\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-end=\"189\">An international scheme supplying equipment to Russia\u2019s defence industry in circumvention of European Union sanctions has been uncovered in <a href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\/en\/tag\/57\/austria\" data-end=\"188\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"458\">As <a title=\"Censor.NET\" href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\" target=\"_new\" data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"239\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Censor.NET<\/a> reports, this was stated in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/austria-breaks-up-sanctions-evasion-scheme-supplying-russian-arms-industry-2026-08-10\/\" target=\"_new\" data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"424\">press release<\/a> from Austria\u2019s Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-news\">More news on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/censor_net\" target=\"_blank\">Censor.NET Telegram channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Supply scheme spanning multiple countries <\/p>\n<p data-end=\"728\">The investigation centres on a Vienna-based company through which highly specialised industrial goods were purchased for Russia\u2019s defence sector.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"928\">According to investigators, the company was established specifically to supply sanctioned goods to Russia. These included computer numerical control machine tools and specialised metalworking tools.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1139\">A network of companies in various countries was used to conceal the supply routes. These countries included T\u00fcrkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Poland and Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-news\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\/en\/news\/4002391\/russia-and-iran-are-using-the-caspian-sea-for-military-supplies-according-to-the-nyt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia and Iran are using Caspian Sea as covert logistics route for trade and military supplies, \u2014 NYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Equipment for missiles and suspect arrested <\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1612\">Austria\u2019s Interior Ministry said that the equipment was received by companies linked to the Russian state corporation Rostec. Investigators established that the goods were used to manufacture military equipment.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1749\">&#8220;The goods were used to manufacture military equipment, including engines for cruise missiles and fighter jets,&#8221; the ministry reported.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1914\">The company\u2019s 28-year-old head, a Belarusian citizen, was detained in May. On the same day, law enforcement officers seized equipment worth approximately \u20ac140,000.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1977\">The suspect remains in custody. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2119\">The ministry also reported that Russian weapons manufacturers had received goods worth more than \u20ac3.3 million through the scheme since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-news\">See more: <a href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\/en\/photonews\/4017701\/the-diu-showed-diplomats-the-foreign-components-found-in-russian-weapons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DIU showed diplomats foreign components in Russian weapons: over 5,800 parts have been identified. 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