New blow to Russia’s arms industry. The Kremlin laments the bankruptcy of one of its large war armament factories. Optron-Stavropol, located in the city of Stavropol, in the south of the country, He was responsible for the production of microelectric and military equipment for airplanes.
According to the British newspaper the production center has ceased its operations due to losses by a total of 149 million rubles (1.6 million euros)for “the fulfillment of state orders and growing debts.”
According to the disseminated information, the losses may be due to the lack of will of the Russian government to pay the current rate for military technology, sometimes offering less than it really costs to build the article. In fact, the company’s CEO, Pavel BondarenkoHe revealed that, “although the manufacture of a diode cost 3,600 rubles, the Russian Defense Ministry would only pay 2,600 rubles.”
This led to great losses for the arms company. “He led to the suspension of production in March, his accounts froze in June, when the delays began to accumulate due to public salaries, taxes and invoices.”
The medium confirms that The situation “is serious.” “The besieged plant has been in a state of crisis since 2016, and in 2021, it sounded the alarm, warning of a possible closure,” concludes the publication.
