The Russian federal security service is probably trying to control the defense industry of the aggressor country.
Andrey Rudyk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Center for Research on Captured and Advanced Weapons and Military Equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that FSB markings were found on many components of Russian weapons that fell into the hands of Ukrainian soldiers. This is stated in a new report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The markings of the Russian special services were found, in particular, on some components of the T-90M tanks and microcircuits in other equipment. According to Rudik, in these cases, the marking means that the FSB has inspected the equipment of this weapon and its components. Analysts believe that these facts point to far-reaching implications for relations between the FSB, the Russian military-industrial complex and the Russian military.
According to the Institute’s experts, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov instructed the intelligence service to conduct these investigations at the direction of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, or Bortnikov issued this order independently of Putin.
In any case, the FSB appears to be directly interfering in the internal workings of the Russian military-industrial complex, likely by infiltrating the acquisition and verification of equipment, the report says.
The ISW recalled that at one time the KGB similarly controlled the Soviet army and defense industry.
Recall that the British Royal Institute for Defense and Security Studies said that the microchips of the Dutch companies NXP and Nexperia, despite the sanctions, end up in Russia. The electronics of these manufacturers is used for the manufacture of Russian weapons.
Source: Racurs
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