Manturov: Ukraine continues to deliver in Russia helicopter engines
Ukraine still delivers helicopter engines in Russia, said the head of Ministry of industry and trade Denis Manturov.
" Supply helicopter engines from Ukraine (Russian Federation as amended) did not stop, " said the Minister at a press conference after the meeting of the government.
in June, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko banned Ukrainian companies any military-technical cooperation with Russia.
Leading Ukrainian supplier of engines is an engine-building company " Motor Sich ", which supplies engines for helicopters Mi-8. The firm in 2011, signed a five-year agreement with the holding company " Helicopters of Russia " (included in GC rostec ) 1, $ 2 billion for production and delivery 250-270 Ukrainian engines per year for the Russian commercial helicopters.
Deputy head of Ministry of industry and trade Yuri Slyusar fifteen July stated that the Delivery with the " Motor-Sich " in the Russian Federation did not stop, however, the Ukrainian authorities must understand that to find the demand for these products outside Russia will be impossible. The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in late summer stated that " Motor Sich " at the time, stopped the Supply of its products to the Russian Federation.