Is Russia buying back military supplies from these countries? Russia | Data | Country
According to the report of Nihon Keizai Shimbun on June 6, Russia bought back military supplies from Myanmar and India for improvement.
According to the investigation of Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Russia is reverse importing military supplies from Myanmar and India. According to the analysis of the customs clearance data after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has repurchased the domestic tanks and missile parts exported in the past. Russia may receive assistance from countries with close military ties to improve its inventory of outdated weapons and deploy them on the battlefield.
It is reported that the United States, Europe, Japan and other western countries have taken measures to ban the export of materials that will encourage Russia to expand its armaments after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022.
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun obtained the customs clearance data of Russia from data companies such as the United States and India, and analyzed the import records of missile, tank and other parts.
The Ural Locomotive Equipment Factory, which produces Russian military tanks, imported military supplies for around 24 million US dollars in December 2022. The trading partner is the Myanmar Army, and the trading product is manufactured by Ural Locomotive Equipment Factory. According to the product code, it is inferred that the above imported products are 6775 aiming telescopes and 200 television cameras installed on tanks. Retired Japanese Ground Self Defense Force officer and former tank developer Nobuyuki Akiya believes that these "optical instruments should be used to measure distance from targets and aim.".
According to the 2023 Global Military Balance Report of the British Institute for International Strategy, Russia lost about half of its main battle tanks after the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But it is said that there are 5000 units in stock. Oleg Ignatov, an analyst for Russia at the non-profit organization International Crisis Group, pointed out that "if modernization is achieved through updating optical instruments, it is also possible to use old tanks."
Nihon Keizai Shimbun interviewed Ural Locomotive Equipment Factory, the Russian government and the Ministry of Defense of Myanmar on the details of the transaction, but no reply was received before the set date.
According to the report, there is also a record on the customs clearance data that "imports were made based on complaint applications", which may be due to Myanmar returning defective products. However, Yakub Yanovsky, a military intelligence analysis website based in the Netherlands, believes that "if it's a return, the quantity is too much."
The Markyev Design Bureau of Russia, which manufactures missiles, imported six night vision components for surface to air missiles from the Indian Ministry of Defense in August and November 2022, priced at approximately $150000. These are all manufactured by KBM, which has previously exported the same products to the Indian Ministry of Defense.
According to the statistics of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia is the third largest exporter of weapons in the world. The data from the research institute shows that its exports to India are 35%, accounting for the largest proportion.
The G7 summit held in May called for third countries to cease military support to Russia. Professor Akiyama Nobuyoshi, who is proficient in arms management, will say, "It is difficult to obtain assistance from countries that rely on Russian weapons." It is necessary to strengthen restrictions on relevant enterprises and countries, such as requiring public disclosure of actual transactions.
