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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Isobel Koshiw

Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over bugged phone calls

Motor Sich stand at an arms and security expo.
The Motor Sich president is suspected of selling engines for attack helicopters to Russia. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Alleged recordings of the head of a major Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer accused of aiding the Russian military – saying he “completely understands” why a Russian missile was fired at his factory – have been released by Kyiv’s security services after his arrest at the weekend.

Vyacheslav Boguslaev, the president of Motor Sich, has been charged with treason after a raid at the weekend on his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The manufacturing heavyweight is suspected of selling engines – before and after the invasion – for Russian attack helicopters that have been used extensively against Ukrainian troops.

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