Russia receives Western chips through Belarusian companies linked to Lukashenko
Between September 2022 and June 2024, Belarusian companies supplied more than $125 million worth of chips to Russia, including $400,000 worth of Western-made ones.
The deliveries were made through schemes involving companies associated with Alexander Lukashenko’s entourage.
Over two years, Russia received about 10,000 microcircuits made in the United States and Europe, which are used in Su-35S and Su-34 fighters, drones and Kalibr missiles.
Among the largest suppliers are Alexvit Ltd, owned by former deputy head of the Belarusian customs service Sergei Borisyuk, and OFS-Export, linked to businessman Alexander Shakutin, who is under EU sanctions.
The largest volumes of supplies were provided by First Continent, a company established after the start of the war. In the first half of 2024 alone, it exported $155,000 worth of chips to Russia.
Sanctions loopholes: how Belarus helps the Russian army with Western technology.
