The war in Ukraine is an “exceptional challenge” for the Russian aviation industry, undermined by international sanctions, the British Ministry of Defense assessed on Sunday.
In its daily bulletin on the conflict, Russia has canceled MAKS 2023, its main aerospace fair with a major air show outside Moscow that is critical to the security of export customers in the civilian and military sectors, EFE and Agerpres note.
London says the cancellation of the biennial event is likely due to security concerns following “recent drone attacks in Russia”.
“It is very likely that the organizers were also aware of the potential reputational damage if fewer international delegations participated” than at other times, London said in a statement.
The aviation sector has been severely affected by international sanctions, according to the British government.
In confirmation of this, he mentions that “highly qualified specialists are involved in the infantry” in the militia of the Roscosmos space agency.
In addition, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces, General Sergey Surovikin, “did not appear in public after the failed mutiny of the Wagner group, for which he was the point of contact with the Russian Ministry of Defense.” according to the materials of the military gazette.
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