28.02.2025
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800 thousand dollars for German sights: Kilic Feintechnik sells equipment to Russia through Turkey – investigation
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Кіріл Ємєльянєнко, фото з мережі Інтернет
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The Trap Aggressor team gained access to customs documents and found that during the full-scale intrusion, the company imported nearly $800,000 worth of German Mak sights.
According to the customs data obtained by our team, the goods imported by the Germans into the Russian Federation are described as exclusively "not for military use". However, the HS code indicated in the same documents was classified by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) in its study as critical for the military equipment of the Russian Federation. Similarly, goods labeled with this code in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 are prohibited from being sold, supplied, transferred or exported.
Скриншот митних даних
Screenshot of customs data

Before the full-scale invasion, Kilic Feintechnik GmbH supplied its products to Russia directly. But the amounts were much smaller. For example, in 2021, the company sold $86,460 worth of goods to Russia. In 2020, it was worth $238,565. The total amount of deliveries from 2014 to 2022 amounted to $719,050, which is even less than during the Great War. It turns out that immediately after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russians suddenly became massively interested in hunting and began ordering high-quality German scopes. But not for military use at all. The last two deliveries to Russia took place on February 28, 2022. However, even the great war did not stop the Germans’ intentions to continue cooperation with Russia. Since October 2022, Kilic Feintechnik has been importing goods to the occupying country through Turkey.

Virtual Turkish office with real sights

One of the main streets in the center of Ankara. Ministries, chambers of commerce, hotels, and establishments are close by. The business center is home to EOfis, a company that provides a legal address for a virtual office. The company offers a wide range of services, including “mail and cargo tracking, dedicated phone lines, call answering and secretarial services, and the ability to use flexible office rental without office and staff costs.”

Ілюстрація з сайту турецької компанії EOfis
This is where, according to customs documents, Yagmur global dis ticaret limited sirketi is registered. It is symbolic that this happened shortly before the start of trade in circumvention of sanctions on July 4, 2022. This is the very company that during the Great War became an intermediary in trade relations between the German Kilic Feintechnik GmbH and the Russian CEC LLC.
Скриншот з турецького реєстру юридичних осіб
However, as of today, the Turkish registers show a different address for the shell company.
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