The Moscow court has заочно арестовал (arrested in absentia) the president of the "Auri" group of companies and one of the shareholders of ОАО «Балашихинский литейно-механический завод» (Balashikha Foundry and Mechanical Plant), Мкртич Окроян (Mkrtich Okroyan). He is the main figure in the case of supplying defective bearings for the landing gear of Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft.
Due to substandard parts, five aircraft were taken out of service. The damage caused is estimated at more than 229 million rubles.
According to the FSB, although Мкртич Окроян's entire business is concentrated in Russia, he lived most of the time in the UK, where his family acquired luxury real estate in Surrey in 2020.
At the same time, the entrepreneur finally moved abroad after law enforcement agencies in 2019 had a number of questions about the activities of companies belonging to his group.
Ил-76МД-90А is a deep modernization of the Il-76MD aircraft. The aircraft is designed for parachute landing and transportation of military equipment, personnel and cargo, as well as evacuation of the wounded and sick.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that «Уралвагонзавод» (Uralvagonzavod) simulated a battle between the Т-90М «Прорыв» (Proryv) and Abrams and Leopard tanks.
