Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Received revenues in Russia in 2022-2024. Zentiva sells operations in Russia and CIS markets, no details disclosed officially so far. Revenue increased in 2024 vs 2023 by more than +30%.
The company has not made any statements about leaving Russia as of yet and continues to earn money in the aggressor country.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Continue operations with Russia.
The company has not made any statements about stopping sales and closing its business in russia and continues to sponsor the war in Ukraine.
Apram Aerospace of the Czech Republic supplied parts for AI Fly aircraft to other Russian companies both before and during the full-scale war.
When severing ties with the Kremlin was still fashionable, Czech agricultural equipment manufacturer Bednar publicly announced its exit from Russia. "We do not plan further supplies of equipment to the Russian Federation. This decision was painful from an economic point of view, but democratic values are more important," the company's press release said. Not even a year has passed since Bednar products returned to the Russian market. Equipment is supplied not directly, but through intermediary companies. The owner of one of them has Russian citizenship. According to customs data, in the nine months of 2023, 151 units of Bednar equipment worth $11.7 million were brought to Russia in this way.
The company continues deliveries to Russia. The St. Petersburg company "Alliance" received 251 Česká Zbrojovka carbines in 2022-2024.
In December 2022, KR Group imported an automatic degreasing line designed for industrial processing of steel parts, worth $ 496.6 thousand. The sender was the manufacturer itself, Esa Plating En SRO, the delivery was carried out directly from Prague to Yekaterinburg.
The Czech company Farmet supplied Russia with disc harrows (10.10%), the company supplied equipment to the official representative of RostLine Agroservice.
The Dalkos website states that the company supplies equipment from various companies, including Schaublin, DMG MORI and Kovosvit MAS. According to updated data, after February 24, 2022, 56 batches of Kovosvit machines and equipment worth $3.162 million were delivered to Russia.
In Russia, the company operates through Labara-Rus LLC, 88% of whose capital belongs to the Czech company Labara. After February 24, 2022, Labara-Rus imported 324 batches of industrial products for a total of $5.358 million, including Kovosvit machines worth $210.8 thousand.
Continue doing business as usual.
The Czech Republic announced that the share of Russian oil imports through the Druzhba oil pipeline has reached its peak since 2012. This was reported by the press secretary of the state company Mero, Barbora Putsova, in a comment for ČTK. According to her, in the first half of 2023, the country imported 65% of oil through the aforementioned Russian oil pipeline, while the corresponding indicator last year was 56%.
Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU, the U.S., and Canada, among others, imposed sanctions against the Mi-8s producer, Kazan Helicopter Plant (KHP). As a result, PBS Velka Bites stopped deliveries to Russia after 20 years of uninterrupted supplies. However, a Trap Aggressor investigation conducted exclusively for the Kyiv Independent revealed that Mi-8-specific power units made by PBS Velka Bites continue to reach Russia via intermediaries in Asia.
The company operates in Russia and have a Russian website.
The company continues its business in Russia (via PRO.MED.CS Marketing LLC or ТОВ "ПРО.МЕД.ЦС Маркетинг") as it was before and keeps low profile.
According to the official website, this company continues to work with Russia and Belarus. Among locations you can see various countries INCLDUING Belarus and Russia and Russian language. Also their goods are presented in Ukrainian stores.
Among the Czech manufacturers whose products were delivered to Russia three companies — Šmeral Brno, Varnsdorf, and TAJMAC-ZPS — account for the majority of exports, totaling around $8 million.
Continue operations with Russia. Among the Czech manufacturers whose products were delivered to Russia three companies — Šmeral Brno, Varnsdorf, and TAJMAC-ZPS — account for the majority of exports, totaling around $8 million.
TOS Varnsdorf exports to Russia by countries of origin. Last direct shipments in October of 2022, but indirect shipments (including at least one full CNC machine) continue after that. No statement from the company. Among the Czech manufacturers whose products were delivered to Russia three companies — Šmeral Brno, Varnsdorf, and TAJMAC-ZPS — account for the majority of exports, totaling around $8 million.
Continuous import of products manufactured by ZDAS S.A. (Czech) to Russia was identified.