Former Russian Deputy Minister of Transport Alan Lushnikov he became the owner of the company that controls the arms manufacturing company Kalashnikov. This was reported by the Interfax agency citing the Kalashnikov press office, according to which "Alan Valerievich Lushnikov has become the sole shareholder of TKKh Invest srl". Lushnikov, deputy minister in 2017 and 2018, according to Interfax he is the owner of 50% of the srl and previously this stake belonged to the former general manager of Kalashnikov, the deputy defense minister Aleksey Krivoruchko, recently sanctioned by the EU for the alleged poisoning of dissident Aleksey Navalny.
The remaining 50% of the shares belong to TKKh Invest itself. TKKh Invest controls the joint-stock company TKKh, which in turn owns 75% less one share in Kalashnikov. The remaining 25% plus one share belongs to the Russian state-owned technology giant Rostec. A source in the financial market consulted by the newspaper Kommersant estimates the purchase of the share package at about one billion rubles, just under 11 million euros (Handle).