British firms among companies to have exported aircraft parts that reached Russia

Since 2023, the US firm Boeing sent at least 80 cargoes to India that were later re-exported in part or in whole to Russia, data shows. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

British firms are among more than 100 western companies, including the aerospace giant Boeing, which have exported aircraft parts to India that reached Russia, according to customs data.

Analysis suggests products worth more than $50m have passed through intermediaries in India to Russian airlines and other entities over a 21-month period up to September 2024.