Swiss firm Galika kept Russian arms makers supplied during war, leaked docs show
Kyiv Independent investigation reveals Western machinery at heart of Russian weapons production remains operational through Swiss-linked maintenance company.
What to know
- Leaked internal documents reveal Swiss-linked Galika-Service maintained Western-made machinery at 51 Russian defense factories under active contracts worth nearly $3 million through late 2025.
- Kalashnikov Concern and Imperial Tula Arms Factory were the two largest clients, servicing equipment used to produce automatic rifles, missiles, and ammunition deployed against Ukraine.
- The machinery was primarily sourced from Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden before Russia's 2022 invasion and continues operating through maintenance and replacement parts supplied by Galika.
- A C4ADS analyst argues EU policy should target the consumables and replacement parts keeping already-imported machinery functional, rather than focusing only on new exports.
“Yet despite his legal troubles, the machinery his company brought into Russia is at the center of the country's ability to produce the weapons it's using to kill Ukrainians.”
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Lino Derungs Leader of Galika AG and Galika-ServiceGalika AG / Galika-Service Swiss-Russian machinery maintenance and supply companyKalashnikov Concern Russian defense manufacturerAllen Maggard Senior analyst, Center for Advanced Defense Studies
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Kyiv Independent publishes investigation revealing Swiss firm's role in Russian arms supply chain
Leaked internal documents show Galika-Service, the Russian arm of Swiss company Galika AG, maintained Western-made machinery at 51 Russian defense companies with contracts worth nearly $3 million active from 2024 to late 2025. Kalashnikov Concern was the largest client with $800,000 in orders; Imperial Tula Arms Factory was second with $500,000.
“Throughout the war, this company has helped to prevent a fleet of Western machine tools at Russian arms factories from breaking down.”
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Investigation: Western machinery at the heart of Russian arms producers like Kalashnikov https:// kyivindependent.com/investigat ion-how-a-swiss-linked-company-helped-russian-arms-factories-like-kalashnikov-stay-afloat/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest News @ latest-news-KyivIndependent
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Investigation: How a Swiss-linked company helped Russian arms factories like Kalashnikov stay afloat https:// kyivindependent.com/investigat ion-how-a-swiss-linked-company-helped-russian-arms-factories-like-kalashnikov-stay-afloat/ Leaked documents reveal over 50 Russian defense companies operating Western industrial…
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Internal documents obtained by the Kyiv Independent show how a Swiss-linked company operating in Russia kept Western machinery at Russian arms factories running. https:// kyivindependent.com/investigat ion-how-a-swiss-linked-company-helped-russian-arms-factories-like-kalashnikov-stay-afloat/ # Ukraine # Russia # Switzerland
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C4ADS analyst calls for EU enforcement targeting machinery consumables — Allen Maggard of the Center for Advanced Defense Studies emphasizes that European machine tools imported before 2022 remain operational in Russia and argues EU policy should focus on the replacement parts and consumables that keep this machinery running.