Western sanctions caused Russia to stop maintenance of 76 civilian aircraft
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Russia lost 76 passenger aircraft due to the sanctions imposed by the US and the EU.
The state was banned from supplying aircraft and components, and lessors were obliged to return aircraft that had already been leased, says Transport Minister Vitaliy Savelyev.
Sanctions against the Russian aviation industry were imposed after the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
As part of the sanctions, the US and the EU banned the supply of aircraft and components to Russia, and obliged lessors to return aircraft that had already been leased.
According to Bloomberg, their number was up to 40% of the Russian fleet.
Foreign vessels of Russian airlines were arrested abroad.
As of November 16, Russia's largest leasing company abandoned plans announced in the summer to raise leasing rates by 30% for 37 aircraft owned by its subsidiary GTLK Europe.
Most of these airliners are operated by Aeroflot and Rossiya airlines, as well as S7, Aurora, and Yamal.
The military intelligence gained access to classified documents of Rosaviation, which shows how civil aviation is on the verge of collapse due to sanctions.
The Ukrainian resistance movement has recently discovered that the civilian airline I Fly Airlines is helping the Kremlin in the war, which transports troops from Siberia
Russian-made Superjet aircraft have been experiencing more problems. Pilots report not only engine failures, but also navigation databases failures.
The US has imposed new sanctions against suppliers of military technology to Russia. In particular, more than 30 individuals and almost 200 legal entities were subject to restrictions.
So far, Russia has lost 323 airplanes and 324 helicopters in the war in Ukraine.
