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Savvidi was listed among 25 oligarchs whose companies serve the Russian military-industrial complex and whose assets had not yet been confiscated by Ukraine.

Russian scientists involved in the development of technologies for the Russian defence industry still receive funding from Ukraine's partner countries and are welcome guests at international conferences.

Welcome to Investigative Stories from Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent's newsletter that walks you through the most prominent investigations of the past week. If you are fond of in-depth journalism that exposes war crimes, corruption, and abuse of power across state organizations in Ukraine and beyond, subscribe to our investigative newsletter. Russia uses a chain of intermediaries in Asia to get the vital Czech parts for the Mi-8 transport helicopters involved in the war against Ukraine in an apparent breach of international sanctions.

In 2023, Donobuv, Faraday, Iskoj, and Unichel, the Russian manufacturers of footwear for the security forces, directly imported products from European companies worth US$4.1 million. Source: This is reported by the Trap Aggressor project of the StateWatch analytical centre with reference to trade database data Details: Among the goods are leather, glue, spare parts for shoe machines and others.

At the start of the invasion in February 2022, the Antonov airfield in Hostomel – a city located around 30 kilometers from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv – was Russia’s primary target. At the center of this crucial attack were Mi-8 transport helicopters. After the failed attempt to take Kyiv, Russia proceeded to use them for other battle missions.