From Kitchenware to Drone War: A Belarusian Factory Fuels Russian Attacks on Ukraine
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BIC reports that Belarus’s Zavod Santex, linked to businessman Pavel Nikitin, re-exported Chinese quadcopters and large quantities of components to Russian firms Rustakt and Santross, enabling mass production of VT-40 FPV kamikaze drones used in Ukraine; customs data show 309 drones worth $2M and millions of motors and batteries totaling $323M, highlighting how Belarus intermediaries helped Russia bypass restrictions on Chinese drone deliveries since 2022.
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