{"id":198313,"date":"2024-11-21T12:04:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-war-tech-sent-to-russia-by-insta-models-firm-documents-show-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:04:35","slug":"uk-war-tech-sent-to-russia-by-insta-models-firm-documents-show-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-war-tech-sent-to-russia-by-insta-models-firm-documents-show-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model&#8217;s firm, documents show | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xrt4weMxOUQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents show | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xrt4weMxOUQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (\u00a31.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest.<\/p>\n<p>The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently run by swimwear model Valeria Baigascina.<\/p>\n<p>The UK manufacturer, Beck Optronic Solutions, which has worked on British Challenger 2 tanks and F35 fighter jets, told us it had not breached sanctions, had no dealings with Russia or Kyrgyzstan, and was unaware of the shipments.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Baigascina said she was the founder of the company but had sold it in May. She denied the allegations, saying that when she had owned it, \u201cnothing like that was supplied\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Russia #UK #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (\u00a31.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest. The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently run by swimwear model Valeria Baigascina. 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