Editor's note: This investigation is a collaboration between The Kyiv Independent (Ukraine), IrpiMedia (Italy) and OCCRP. The story is also available in German, translated by Krautreporter.
Key findings
* A Turkish company co-owned by an EU national shipped EU-made equipment to Russian defense plants despite European export restrictions, customs records reveal.
* The Russian plants use such equipment to produce metal alloys, later used to make missiles and fighter jets.
* Two plants that