US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Drone Makers
Source: US Department of the Treasury
The US imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies and an affiliated Russian company involved in making and shipping drones that Russia has used in its full-scale war in Ukraine.
The two Chinese companies designated by the US Treasury Department are Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Company, and the Redlepus Vector Industry Shenzhen.
Xiamen Limbach Aircraft Engine Company makes an engine that powers Russia's Garpiya series long-range unmanned aerial vehicles. Redlepus Vector Industry Shenzhen is involved in shipping the attack drones.
A Russian national and company affiliated with the two Chinese companies were also designated in the sanctions: Artem Yamshchikov (TSK Vektor).
Read more: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2651
A Ukrainian soldier in Kherson prepares to operate a commercial DJI Mavic drone in Jun 2023. DJI is a premier manufacturer of drones in China. (Photo: Oleksei Fillipov, AFP)
The Garpiya has been deployed by Russia in its brutal war against Ukraine, destroying critical infrastructure and causing mass casualties.
The drone was designed and developed by China-based experts and is produced at factories within China in collaboration with Russian defense firms before they are transferred to Russia for use against Ukraine.
The sanctions freeze any assets held by the individuals and companies in US jurisdiction and bar US persons from conducting business with them.
Sources:
Treasury Targets Actors Involved in Drone Production for Russia’s War Against Ukraine | U.S. Department of the Treasury
Chinese Drone Companies Targeted By Latest U.S. Sanctions (rferl.org)
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