Russian drone simulator developer travels freely in West despite software training military operators for Ukraine war
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Vlad Litnarovych
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Summary
A Russian tech developer, Aleksei Kolotilov, based in St. Petersburg, created a hyper-realistic drone simulator called "FPV Kamikaze Drone" that is reportedly being used to train future Russian drone operators for the war in Ukraine. Despite his software benefiting Russia's war effort, Kolotilov has continued traveling freely across Europe and the US without facing Western sanctions, unlike major Russian defense firms and oligarchs. The report highlights a gap in Western sanctions enforcement against technology developers whose work supports Russia's military operations.
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While major Russian defense firms and oligarchs have faced Western sanctions, the report says some technology developers whose work benefits Russia's war effort have continued moving freely
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