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Practically no defense products are being produced at Topaz Holding (Donetsk) at present, a source in the defense sector told Interfax-Ukraine.

“The situation at Donetsk Topaz has been difficult for the past several years: the enterprise was in a long economic slump. Due to destabilization of the situation in Donbas it has become even more difficult. Production of profile products at present is suspended: the enterprise has no export and domestic orders today,” the source said.

The source said that in June illegal armed groups took a radioelectronic warfare complex of the Mandat type, the enterprise’s vehicles: KrAZ trucks and a Mercedes minibus.

The source said that the illegal armed groups that seized the complex, to allegedly send to Russia, had tried to use it themselves but had failed.

“According to some information the radioelectronic warfare complex was destroyed during the armed conflict,” the source said.

The source also denied information spread by some mass media that a Kolchuga-M passive sensor seized by the illegal armed groups was allegedly sent to Russia.

Topaz is a multi-sector enterprise that designs and produces electronic reconnaissance complexes and radioelectronic warfare complexes.