“Vedomosti” analyzed the data of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) and found the directions and volumes of classified supplies from Russia abroad.
We are talking about groups of goods that FTS marks special dismandable codes, such as SS or SSSS. The volume of such supplies for the first half of 2021 amounted to $ 27 billion – an increase of 61 percent compared with January-June 2020.
At the same time, the amount of defense class exports, which includes aircraft, weapons, ammunition, reached $ 4.7 billion – against 3.6 billion a year earlier (growth by 31 percent).
Among the recipient countries of secret defense supplies from Russia lead the Czech Republic (683 million dollars for half a year), Algeria (603 million) and China (488 million).
In turn, said imports to Russia grew up in January-June by 40 percent – to 6.8 billion dollars. Usually it includes procurement of civilian aircraft from France, USA and Canada.
According to the Central Bank, in June, the total export of goods from Russia has reached a record indicator of $ 43.8 billion. The growth compared to May amounted to 26 percent.