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On May 9 Parade Russian troops their tanks, armored vehicles and rockets by red square, past the man who sent them to war UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin.
The governments of victory in Moscow, even, for the first time, for the first time, the military drones that have proved in the invasion of Putin. But Russian drones are not really Russian on the inside.
They have built from electronics bought around the world through a global tenders network that probably wonders in different countries including Canada.
Last week, Global News revealed The RCMs had a Toronto-businessman arrested exported to Russia to Russia in the month after Putin launched his 2022 in the full-scale attack on Ukraine.
The RCMM now confirmed that Anton TropeMov was taken on May 22 in May. He has been charged with selling moods to Moscow that could be used to make weapons.
The arrest is the first under the special economic measures (SEMA), which placed Export checks In Moscow in 2014 in response to Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
“We can confirm that this is the first pregnant under Season based on the Russia Regulation,” said Nathalie Houle, a Service of Canada public persecution.
The cost does not call Drones, but trophimov and his companies were sanction by the US In 2023 for admiration Shipment Microelectronics to Russian military drone manufacturers.
Global News could not reach Tropov or his lawyer for comment. He was released on bail to placing a $ 5,000 deposit and was scheduled to return to the court in Toronto on June 30.
The RCMP said it was a newness of plan “on the earliest availability” to announce what it called the “Important File”, but would not answer questions about his research.
“Canada’s sanction regime makes a criticizable stability or trade in certain types of technology and equipment could maintain serious risks in the international peace and global security,” said the RCMP in a statement.
“Goodness and companies are responsible for ensuring the end of the even of all export under these sanctions. The RCMs will continue individuals or groups that are trying to take advantage.”
The Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa said it removed of Canada’s efforts to use sanctions to use “Russia’s ability to achieve his war machine.”
“Sanctions should not be adopted only, but strictly implemented to stay an effective tools while departing further aggression and atrocities,” said Embassy in a statement to Global News.
“Any attempts to deliver Russia with technologies that can be used in the illegal war against Ukraine should be met up with rapid and decisive consequences.”
“Huge uptick” in drone attacks
Cleaning residents to Russian rocket and drone attack on Kiev, Ukraine, August 30, 2023. (AP photo / EFRJ Lukatsky).
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Russia has evoke the Rone attacks on large centers as US President Donald Trump has spoken about that the war ends, but has failed to produce no results.
“There’s been a house uptick in attacksacks on ukraine and its cities. The majority of These are drones,” said ihor Michalyshyshine, CEO of the Ukrainian canadian congrress.
A United Nations Committee Reported on May 28 that drone attacks against Civilians in Southern Ukraine was widespread and systematically and qualified as crimes against humanity.
Michalchyshyn said it was “outrageous” that Canadian companies may be in the production of Russia has used Russia to Ukrainian citizens.
“So it’s a good signal to see that the RCMP and Canadian authorities take it seriously because we think that there are sure that there is certain to be found.”
International Sanctions limited tightly limit export of military technology to Russia, but Iran has helped moscot Produce drones, and those downhill by Ukrainian troops are packaged with western components.
To collect their drones, the Russian military is probably confused on an international network that buys electronics and she supports a plant in St. Petersburg.
Trophimov, 43, works a handful of national companies registered in Toronto and Hong Kong who have been sanction about their alleged ties to the Russian military drone program.
His companies are accused of providing electric components used in the Orlan-10, in the Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine in Ukraine to find goals for artillery and rocket strikes.
The charges in the Ontario Court of Juitskip accuse him from passing sanctions that start in July 2022 – five months sent to the armed forces to Kyiv.
The alleged violations remained up to December 20 2022 – the Moon The Royal United Services Institute published a Report Name Trofimov or a top supplier of Russian drone parts.
‘Part of the purchase network’
Orlan Drones mounted on truck for Wikgany Parade, Moscow, May 9, 2025.
The report claimed that one of Trophimov’s companies, Asia Pacific links, was “by far the largest supplier” to SMT-Ilogic, a Russian sturdy sanctioned in 2016.
SMT Ilogian import materials for the special technology center, which produces the ORLAN-10, and closely associated with the Russian military, the report said.
Trophimov’s Asia Pacific Accorts in Quarter SMT-ILLOGIC IN 2022, and supplies increased increased to review of Ukraine, according to the report.
Recommendations Delivery data, the report said that between June 2022, Asia Pacific 800 “Export-controlled quad-band cellular modular modulars sent” to smt-ilogic.
These same parts are often used in Orlan-10 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as UAVs, it said. “Other shipments in 2022 included components found in ORLAN-10 UAV’S found.”
After the Russi report was published, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress sent a letter about Trophimov to the ministers of foreign matters and public safety in Ottawa.
The letter said his actions appeared to arrange for Canada, and “It is also possible that this activity forms a criminal offenses, in intentional control of Canadian sanctions.”
In May 2023, the US Trophim and Asia-Siles stained and admiring them “part of the purchase work to obtain technology for Orlan Drops of Special Technology Center.”
The US claimed Asia Pacific’s “SMT-Ilogic’s biggest supplier of microelectrons, and has exported millions of dollars of the value points as part of this tender network.”
A third company, 10219452 Canada included, was also sanctioned as it was property by Tropov. The company was made in 2017 and is still named as “active” in Canadian government registers.
In addition to two counts of sanctions missing trophimov accusing knowing that the proceeds of felony, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years.
For his portion, Ukraine has used to save Moscow. On Sunday Ukraine Akraine claimed a COMPLEX DRONE ATTACK had 41 strategic bombers damaged at air base deep in Russia.
