Germany arrests five people on suspicion of defence procurement for russia

According to European Pravda, this information is available on the prosecutor's office website.

The suspects, including citizens of Germany, Ukraine, and russia, are accused of making approximately 16,000 deliveries to russia in circumvention of European Union sanctions.

To conceal these operations, the defendants used at least one fictitious company in Lübeck, front customers in the European Union and beyond, and a russian company as the recipient, in which one of the detainees holds a management position.

Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the network has purchased goods worth at least €30 million. The recipients were 24 registered arms manufacturers in russia. According to the prosecutor's office, russian state institutions are also suspected of involvement in this procurement network.

Law enforcement agencies are currently searching for five more suspects who belong to the organisation.

Source: European Pravda