Roshel

Roshel (Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles) is a Canadian manufacturer of wheeled armored vehicles and armored fighting vehicles.[2]

Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles[1]
Company typePrivate
Industry Defence
Founded2016[1]
FounderRoman Shimonov
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
North America
Productsarmoured, cash-in-transit and special purpose vehicles, law enforcement solutions, access control management
Number of employees
201-500[1] (2022)
Websitewww.roshel.ca

History

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

On May 2, 2023, former employee has accused the company and top executives, specifically the CEO Roman Shimonov of bribing Ukrainian official to help secure a $92 Million dollar deal through the government of Canada.[8]

References
  1. "Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine". YouTube. 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. "Canada to send Ukraine 200 armored Senator APCs". Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  7. 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.
  8. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/defence-firm-paid-ukrainian-broker-to-secure-92-million-sole-sourced-contract-with-ottawa-lawsuit-says
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