Serbian-made industrial machinery continued reaching Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with some units ultimately supplied to companies linked to the country’s military industry. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the findings on Tuesday, November 10, citing a joint investigation by its Balkan Service, Schemes and Systema projects.

Ukrainian military intelligence estimated that Russia imported roughly €27.5 million worth of Grindex machinery and related equipment from March 2022 through March 2025. The identified supply chains included Alfa Machinery Group, or AMG, which was sanctioned by the United States and the European Union for supporting Russia’s defense sector.

Investigators linked two AMG-mediated machines to aviation-component producers within the sanctioned Rostec state corporation. Separate routes involved Finval Energo, Unimatic MSK and Krona; one Grindex grinding machine was reportedly transferred to a Rostec bureau that develops missile systems, including the Iskander-M.

Serbia’s trade ministry said it had issued no dual-use export licenses to Grindex, while adding that it lacked enough information to determine whether the company’s products required such authorization. Serbian customs said no post-clearance inspections of Grindex exports had been conducted. The manufacturer and the other companies named in the investigation did not respond to requests for comment.