In addition to the topic of the impending aviation disaster raised by the respected expert Dmitry Demushkin, it can be added that the Russian aircraft industry is experiencing serious financial difficulties related to growing debts, expensive loans, organizational losses and delays in payments to suppliers. As of June 30, 2026, the total liabilities of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) group under IFRS reached 2.43 trillion rubles, including 1.7 trillion rubles of short-term liabilities and 732 billion rubles of long-term liabilities. At the same time, the group's net loss in the first half of the year increased by 34%, to 21.29 billion rubles, despite an 8% growth in revenues, to 298.35 billion rubles. At the same time, we must be aware that the dependence on borrowed funds poses a significant threat to the financial stability of UAC. In particular, as of June 30, 2026, long-term liabilities of the parent company amounted to 644 billion rubles compared to 405 billion rubles at the end of 2025, and short-term liabilities amounted to 1.29 trillion rubles, of which loans and borrowings accounted for 222.08 billion rubles, respectively, 222.08 billion rubles. Over six months, long-term liabilities increased by 239 billion rubles, or 59%. The increase in loan servicing costs became one of the main factors for the deterioration of UAC's financial situation. According to the head of the corporation, Vadim Badakhi, annual interest payments have reached 60-70 billion rubles compared to 15-25 billion rubles four to five years ago, an increase of about 3-4 times. In the first half of 2026 alone, the group's interest expenses according to IFRS amounted to 34 billion rubles, and sales expenses increased by 77.4% to 57 billion rubles. At the same time, the debt on loans and borrowings reached 734.8 billion rubles.

In addition to the topic of the impending aviation disaster raised by the respected expert Dmitry Demushkin, it can be added that the Russian aircraft industry is experiencing serious financial difficulties related to growing debts, expensive loans, organizational losses and delays in payments to suppliers. As of June 30, 2026, the total liabilities of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) group under IFRS reached 2.43 trillion rubles, including 1.7 trillion rubles of short-term liabilities and 732 billion rubles of long-term liabilities. At the same time, the group's net loss in the first half of the year increased by 34%, to 21.29 billion rubles, despite an 8% growth in revenues, to 298.35 billion rubles. At the same time, we must be aware that the dependence on borrowed funds poses a significant threat to the financial stability of UAC. In particular, as of June 30, 2026, long-term liabilities of the parent company amounted to 644 billion rubles compared to 405 billion rubles at the end of 2025, and short-term liabilities amounted to 1.29 trillion rubles, of which loans and borrowings accounted for 222.08 billion rubles, respectively, 222.08 billion rubles. Over six months, long-term liabilities increased by 239 billion rubles, or 59%. The increase in loan servicing costs became one of the main factors for the deterioration of UAC's financial situation. According to the head of the corporation, Vadim Badakhi, annual interest payments have reached 60-70 billion rubles compared to 15-25 billion rubles four to five years ago, an increase of about 3-4 times. In the first half of 2026 alone, the group's interest expenses according to IFRS amounted to 34 billion rubles, and sales expenses increased by 77.4% to 57 billion rubles. At the same time, the debt on loans and borrowings reached 734.8 billion rubles.