Article 653E7 Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over bugged phone calls

Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over bugged phone calls

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Isobel Koshiw
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Vyacheslav Boguslaev allegedly said he completely understands' why factory was bombed by Russia

Alleged recordings of the head of a major Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer accused of aiding the Russian military - saying he completely understands" why a Russian missile was fired at his factory - have been released by Kyiv's security services after his arrest at the weekend.

Vyacheslav Boguslaev, the president of Motor Sich, has been charged with treason after a raid at the weekend on his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The manufacturing heavyweight is suspected of selling engines - before and after the invasion - for Russian attack helicopters that have been used extensively against Ukrainian troops.

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