Journalists discovered that three Moldovan companies sold aircraft spare parts to Russia, totaling about 15 million dollars during 2022-2023.

The supply of spare parts to Russia via Moldova commenced a few months after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Parts from Western countries were sent to major Russian airlines such as "Pobeda" and S7 Engineering.

The investigation suggests that Moldova's non-adherence to certain EU sanctions against Russia, specifically related to the supply of aviation parts, might be the reason for this situation.