Roshel
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 2016[1] |
| Founder | Roman Shimonov |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario , |
Area served | North America |
| Products | armoured, cash-in-transit and special purpose vehicles, law enforcement solutions, access control management |
Number of employees | 201-500[1] (2022) |
| Website | www |
Roshel (Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles) is a Canadian manufacturer of wheeled armored vehicles and armored fighting vehicles.[2]
History
[edit]As part of military aid following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Canadian government has donated 8 Roshel Senator APCs[3] to the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[4][5] On 18 January 2023, the Canadian government announced a further donation of another 200 Roshel Senator APCs.[6] By December 2023, Roshel had delivered its 1000th APC to Ukraine.[7]
Controversy
[edit]Former company vice-president, Anton Sestritsyn accused the Roshel and top executives - including CEO Roman Shimonov - of bribing Ukrainian official to help secure a $92 Million dollar deal through the government of Canada.[8] Roshel has claimed the government has cleared them after an audit and found no wrongdoing, but as of May 7 2023 the report had not been made available to the public. Roshel is counter sueing Anton Sestritsyn for defamation. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Roshel Senator APC Is An Armored SUV Ready For Any Apocalypse". Motor1.com. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Shimonov, Roman (2021-06-29). "Security on the go: The next generation of vehicle protection". Security Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ Brewster, Murray (2022-04-27). "Allies will move 'heaven and earth' to get arms to Ukraine: U.S. defence secretary". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine". YouTube. 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Canada to send Ukraine 200 armored Senator APCs". Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ Malyasov, Dylan (2023-12-21). "Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine". Defence Blog. Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/defence-firm-paid-ukrainian-broker-to-secure-92-million-sole-sourced-contract-with-ottawa-lawsuit-says
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/roshel-claims-government-audit-found-no-wrongdoing-ottawa-still-waiting-on-report
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