Ukraine includes Chinese company into war sponsors list for supplying all-terrain vehicles to Russia

Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Agency has added Shandong Odes Industry Co, known as a leading Chinese manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles to the international war sponsors list.

The press release says Russian defense ministry has purchased Chinese all-terrain vehicles for the needs of its army.

The enterprise continues to actively supply other vehicles to Russian forces, financing the state budget.

The Aodes brand is also registered in the US and includes a full range of all-terrain vehicle production, service and sales with research and development teams in the United States, Europe and China.

Shandong Odes has been supplying products to Russia since 2021.

In 2022 alone, the company paid more than $797,000  in taxes to the state budget.

The Russian representative office of Aodes consists of more than 60 dealerships that sell and service ATVs, all-terrain vehicles and golf carts of its own production.

Aodes continues to be an active participant in import and export operations with the terrorist state. In particular, from February 24, 2022, to July 31, 2023, the company imported goods worth more than $16 million.

In March and April 2023, the company shipped 137 Desertcross vehicles to Russia worth $1.5 million.

Recently released footage by the Ukrainian military confirms the destruction of two Chinese-made Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles near the town of Krynky in the Kherson region.

The agency previously included Xiaomi in the list, a non-official register of brands, exposed to financing Russia's war.