Ukraine intelligence obtains Russian weapons data as German tools continue feeding Russian defence

An investigation by The Insider found that German tool maker Gühring KG, which announced it would end operations in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, still supplied precision tools to Russian defence plants through a renamed subsidiary, Instrumentalnaya Kompaniya Gut LLC, and later through Mobula LLC. The contracts, amounting to at least $20.98 million after June 2022, provided drill presses, milling machines and other metal‑working equipment used by factories such as Kalashnikov, missile‑system producers (S‑300, S‑400) and aircraft plants in Irkutsk that build Su‑30/Su‑33 fighters and early‑warning aircraft A‑50. The supplies were routed via intermediaries in India and China.

Separately, Ukrainian military intelligence announced the seizure of a massive database from Russia’s Polius Research Institute. The stolen documents reveal that Moscow’s advanced weapons programmes increasingly rely on Chinese components, including optical devices for Iskander missiles and laser gyroscopes used in experimental anti‑drone laser systems tested in the Bryansk region. The data also detail supply‑chain methods for evading Western sanctions and list Russian engineers involved in these projects.