The CEO of the Krasnoyarsk plant that manufactures Sarmat missiles has been detained
The CEO of the Krasnoyarsk plant that manufactures Sarmat missiles has been detained
In Krasnoyarsk, Aleksandr Gavrilov, the general director of the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant (Krasmash), who has headed the enterprise since 2018, has been detained. NGS24 reported his detention, citing a source.
According to RIA Novosti, Gavrilov has been in pretrial detention since late April in an embezzlement case.
The Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant is one of the largest enterprises in Russia’s defense-industrial complex and is part of the state corporation Roscosmos. The plant manufactures the RS-28 Sarmat strategic missile system with an intercontinental ballistic missile. In April 2026, the plant was placed under European Union sanctions.
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