Benjamin K. Kaehlcke and Feiyue Chen. Photo: Priminer
A UNITED24 Media investigation shows German-Chinese manufacturer PRIMINER quietly funneled hundreds of CNC machines into Russia’s defense plants—even after sanctions.
Photo: Priminer
Made in China, Supervised in Germany, Built for Russia.
PRIMINER’s German HQ and Chinese factory shipped Siemens- and Fanuc-equipped machines that eventually fuelled Russia’s war industry.
Source: www.northdata.com
Documents list shipments to UAV makers, missile-system suppliers, fuse factories, and armored-vehicle engine producers—most sanctioned.
Source: www.tradeindata.com
Sanctioned? Just Change the Logo.
After PRIMINER's Russian arm was sanctioned, deliveries continued through new companies. The same machines reappeared as EVOLUTION EVO-7.
Fragment of the letter from a Russian dealer regarding the renaming of Priminer machines to Evolution EVO-7.
The Flow Never Stopped.
Even post-sanctions, PRIMINER’s Chinese plant kept exporting identical CNC units to Russia through intermediaries.
Fragment of the letter from a Russian dealer regarding the renaming of Priminer machines to Evolution EVO-7.
Only a small front company was punished; the global manufacturer wasn’t.
Result: Russia still gets Western-engineered machines for its war.
Photo: Benjamin K. Kaehlcke/Facebook