General Manager of Russia's Largest Ammunition Plant Arrested for Fraud Security forces have arrested Sergey Lukin, the former CEO of Russia's largest cartridge manufacturer, which includes the Tula (TPZ) and Ulyanovsk (UPZ) plants. The arrest, according to Mesh, took place several weeks ago, when Lukin was still at the head of the company, and on October 14, the senior manager was arrested by the military court 235 of the garrison in a criminal trial of fraud. On the 29th, Alexey Rybkov, who was previously the security director of the sponsoring association, was appointed CEO. According to a TASS source among the security forces, Lukin is accused of smuggling (Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), he is expected to be imprisoned for up to 12 years. No details were given about the charges. JSC TPZ is the management company of UPZ and the general director of TPZ actually manages the Ulyanovsk plant, Kommersant notes. Lukin headed the Tula plant in March 2023, and three months later was appointed head of the UPP. TPZ positions itself as the main supplier of civilian ammunition in the Russian Federation. And the combined enterprise is one of the world's largest manufacturers of small arms ammunition, produced under the TulAmmo brand. More details.

General Manager of Russia's Largest Ammunition Plant Arrested for Fraud Security forces have arrested Sergey Lukin, the former CEO of Russia's largest cartridge manufacturer, which includes the Tula (TPZ) and Ulyanovsk (UPZ) plants. The arrest, according to Mesh, took place several weeks ago, when Lukin was still at the head of the company, and on October 14, the senior manager was arrested by the military court 235 of the garrison in a criminal trial of fraud. On the 29th, Alexey Rybkov, who was previously the security director of the sponsoring association, was appointed CEO. According to a TASS source among the security forces, Lukin is accused of smuggling (Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), he is expected to be imprisoned for up to 12 years. No details were given about the charges. JSC TPZ is the management company of UPZ and the general director of TPZ actually manages the Ulyanovsk plant, Kommersant notes. Lukin headed the Tula plant in March 2023, and three months later was appointed head of the UPP. TPZ positions itself as the main supplier of civilian ammunition in the Russian Federation. And the combined enterprise is one of the world's largest manufacturers of small arms ammunition, produced under the TulAmmo brand. More details.