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Allegations were voiced following a report by Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Ukraine's state-owned defense giant Ukroboronprom has denied earlier reports claiming Ukraine had allegedly supplied weapons and military equipment to Russia after the start of Russian military aggression against Ukraine in 2014.
Allegations were voiced following a report by Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Obozrevatel wrote.
In response, Ukroboronprom published on its website a relevant response.
"In the reporting period of 2014-2018, which was chosen by SIPRI, Ukraine supplied the AI-222 turbojet engines, which are installed on the Russian Yak-130 combat training aircraft. We should note that the engine manufacturer is a private Zaporizhia-based company Motor Sich, which is not a member of the Ukroboronprom Group of companies. In addition, contracts for the supply of engines were concluded in 2006, while the actual delivery took place in 2009-2014,” the statement reads.
The notes to the SIPRI research state that, most likely, the engines were supplied until 2014, the year when the ban on arms and military equipment exports to Russia was introduced. SIPRI researchers suggest that after 2014, these engines could be manufactured by the Russian side independently.
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Ukroboronprom also commented on the reported "deliveries" to Russia of the An-140-100 and An-148-100E aircraft.
"SIPRI experts report that the execution of these contracts was terminated in 2014, after exports to Russia were banned. In addition, the An-140 and An-148 aircraft were produced in Russia under a license granted by Antonov State Enterprise. Therefore, SIPRI views them as imports from Ukraine, since there is a legal contract concluded between the parties," the statement reads.
Ukroboronprom also reported on the naval gas-turbine installations DS-71, produced by the Mykolayiv-based Zorya-Mashproekt, which, according to SIPRI, were imported to the Russian Federation.
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"The delivery was carried out before the ban on the export of weapons and military equipment to the Russian Federation. The delivery date for the engines and power units is determined by SIPRI experts after the manufacture of certain types of military equipment and armaments has been completed by Russian producers and the aircraft and ships have been transferred to the Russian armed forces, rather than the actual date of delivery of individual components," the statement explains.
"Therefore, engines or power units could be supplied before 2014, but in the study, they are reflected as supplies made in the later period," Ukroboronprom said.