A Ukrainian court has convicted a former military simulator designer for transferring software linked to the KTS-21M training system used to prepare MiG-29 pilots to Belarus. He received a two-year prison sentence that was suspended, along with a two-year probation period and a ban on leaving Ukraine without permission.
The case centred on an alleged transfer no later than June 2025 through a messaging app, with investigators saying the defendant was paid $1,000. The prosecution treated the matter as a sanctions-circumvention case involving rules on international transfers of dual-use goods and services. The man had previously worked on modular electronic aviation simulators for Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters, MiG-29 fighters and Il-76 transport aircraft.
Reporting on the verdict did not identify the defendant by name and did not establish what the software was ultimately used for in Belarus. One Belarus-linked recipient in the wider investigation was Aeromash, a company based in Machulishchy near Minsk that develops and services aviation equipment and simulators. The latest court outcome followed earlier reporting on the case in late August, when investigators first detailed the alleged transfer and imposed a non-custodial preventive measure.