The Russian Federation and Colombia cannot agree on the repair and maintenance of MI-17 of Russian-made helicopters. This was reported by the newspaper “News”.
Currently, Colombia Military Forces contain 20 helicopters. According to the Ambassador of Columbian in Moscow, Ector Arenas Neura, Russian cars established themselves well in the country’s geographical and climatic conditions. However, due to logistics and financial difficulties caused by the geopolitical situation, the maintenance and repair of helicopters was impossible. Therefore, only five out of 20 MI-17 are suitable for use.
The Russian Embassy in Bogota said that they have contacted the Colombia Ministry of Defense.
Difficulties with the MI-17 repair began in 2023. In Colombia, it is believed that the failure to receive appropriate service is related to Russia’s power from the Swift System and imposes sanctions against the National Aeronomy Service Company (NAK). In this context, Bogota is afraid of entering secondary American sanctions. Moscow proposed to repair helicopters in the Colombian territory, but the country’s officials did not support such an idea.
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Source: Gazeta
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