Serbia Grindex müüs Venemaale ligi 27,5 miljonit eurot sõjavara tootmiseks kasutatavaid masinaid

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The reported supply chain connects machinery from a company not sanctioned by Western governments with Russian military-industrial companies subject to sanctions. The equipment reached manufacturers of missile systems, aircraft components and navigation and stabilization systems for Russian fighter aircraft, raising questions about sanctions enforcement and Serbia's export-control system. Reported deliveries continuing in 2026 suggest that the supply relationship persisted beyond the period initially documented.

Mis juhtus

Grindex, a metalworking-equipment manufacturer founded in Kikinda in 2003, exported equipment worth approximately €27.5 million to Russia after the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Ukrainian intelligence says imports continued from at least March 2022 through March 2025 and that further shipments took place in 2026. Grindex was added to the public list of companies supplying goods to Russia's military-industrial sector.

Some equipment passed through Russian intermediaries that were not themselves under Western sanctions before reaching sanctioned defence manufacturers. Two grinding machines supplied through AMG, also known as Alfa Machinery Group, reached enterprises belonging to the Russian state corporation Rostec: the I. Rumyantsev Machine-Building Production Association, which makes aircraft components, and the Ufa Aggregate Production Association Hydraulika, which produces aviation parts and moving elements of fuel and hydraulic systems for military aircraft.

Other intermediaries included Krona, which transferred a Grindex grinding machine to the Machine-Building Design Bureau within Rostec, and Moscow-based intermediary Denis Babichev, who bought a machine in 2025 and leased it to Perm Scientific and Production Instrument-Making Company. The latter produces navigation and stabilization systems for MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters. A leaked document review by InformNapalm also indicated that production of parts for the Su-57 and the prospective PAK DA Poslannik bomber programme depended directly on Grindex grinding machines.

Grindex and the Russian purchasers did not answer journalists' questions about shipments to Russia. The Serbian Trade Ministry said it had not issued Grindex permits for exporting dual-use goods, while the Serbian customs administration said it had not inspected Grindex products after customs clearance. Grindex lost money in 2021 and 2022, became profitable in 2023 and has reported rising annual profits since then, with almost all revenue coming from exports.

Kuidas Ukraina allikad seda kirjeldavad

Ukrainian reporting focuses on intelligence and investigative findings linking Grindex machines to sanctioned Russian military-industrial enterprises. It highlights named intermediaries, individual machines, downstream manufacturers and the reported continuation of deliveries in 2026, showing how equipment for missile, aviation and fighter-aircraft production reached sanctioned factories.

Kus kajastused lahknevad

Journalists could not independently confirm whether Grindex continued cooperating with Finval Energo and Unimatik MSK after both companies were sanctioned by the United States in 2024. Sources also described AMG both as a Russian intermediary and as a purchaser of Grindex equipment.

Taust

Grindex was founded in 2003 and is based in Kikinda in northern Serbia. Almost all of its revenue comes from exports. Serbia did not join Western sanctions against Russia and has repeatedly said it will not serve as a platform for sanctions evasion. In 2025, Serbia adopted a law strengthening controls over exports and imports of dual-use goods. Serbian exports of dual-use goods to Russia increased by 220% in 2022 compared with the pre-war level, while Western partners sanctioned at least 11 Serbian companies for assisting Russia's military-industrial sector during the full-scale war.