"BERLIN - German federal prosecutors on Monday arrested five men for allegedly violating European Union sanctions against Russia by exporting more than $30 million in industrial goods to customers that included at least 24 Russian arms manufacturers, the authorities said. The suspects, who were arrested in the northern city of Lübeck and a neighboring district, ran a sophisticated export network that sent more than 16,000 shipments to Russia, in breach of sanctions intended to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine."
"Investigators said they believed that Russian state entities had allegedly aided the German suspects in setting up the network, and they estimated the total value of the illegal exports to be at least 30 million euros (about $33 million). Prosecutors said the objective was to evade E.U. export controls targeting Russia's industrial and defense sectors. They said at least 24 Russian arms manufacturers listed under E.U. sanctions were identified as end recipients of the goods exported from Germany."
German prosecutors arrested five men accused of violating European Union sanctions by exporting more than 30 million euros in industrial goods to Russian customers including at least 24 arms manufacturers. The suspects ran a network that sent over 16,000 shipments to Russia and were arrested in Lübeck and a neighboring district, with coordinated raids across Germany including Frankfurt and Nuremberg. Investigators believe Russian state entities aided the network. Prosecutors say the operation aimed to evade E.U. export controls targeting Russia's industrial and defense sectors. The suspects were identified as Artem I., Boris M., Eugen R., Nikita S., and Daniel A.
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