By KYIV. Sept 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The High Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday ruled on the suit of the Ministry of Justice in the case on the application of sanctions in the form of recovery of six D-18T series 3 aircraft turbojet engines from Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC, Volga-Dnepr-Moscow, Volga-Dnepr Logistics D.V., Volga Dnepr Airlines (Ireland) Limited, according to the agency’s website.
It is noted that the engines can be used on the unique transport aircraft AN-124 Ruslan and AN-225 Mriya.
The defendants are linked by a corporate ownership structure and are part of the Volga-Dnepr airlines group, which specializes in providing logistics services for the transportation of oversized and super-heavy cargo using the unique AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft.
Volga-Dnepr Airlines was founded by a former military pilot, Lieutenant Colonel of the USSR Air Force O.I. Isaykin in 1990. According to the website of the Ministry of Justice, the company assisted the Russian Federation in preparing for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently involved by the Russian military-political leadership in transporting military equipment through the territory of the aggressor country. It was also involved in the covert delivery of military cargo and dual-use goods under the sanction restrictions applied to the Russian Federation after the start of the full-scale invasion.
Earlier, on August 21, the High Anti-Corruption Court satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine against the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, applying to the Belarusian side the sanctions provided for by Clauses 1-1, Part 1, Article 4 of the law of Ukraine on sanctions, as a result of which the AI-25TL No. 7082521100115 aircraft engine and the SV-25TL No. 921032 air starter were recovered in favor of the state.
