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Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles[1]
Type:Private
Industry:Defence
Founded:2016
Founder:Roman Shimonov
Hq Location City:Mississauga, Ontario
Hq Location Country:Canada
Area Served:North America
Products:armoured, cash-in-transit and special purpose vehicles, law enforcement solutions, access control management
Owners:-->
Num Employees:201-500
Num Employees Year:2022

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles . . 2022-05-10 . 2023-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828160821/https://ca.linkedin.com/company/roshel . live .
  2. Web site: Roshel Senator APC Is An Armored SUV Ready For Any Apocalypse . Motor1.com . en . 26 September 2018 . 20 November 2022 . 20 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120024359/https://www.motor1.com/news/267511/roshel-senator-apc-armored-suv/ . live .
  3. News: Security on the go: The next generation of vehicle protection . Roman . Shimonov . Security Magazine . 2021-06-29 . 2022-05-10 . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923215838/https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95506-security-on-the-go-the-next-generation-of-vehicle-protection . live .
  4. News: Allies will move 'heaven and earth' to get arms to Ukraine: U.S. defence secretary . Murray . Brewster . . 2022-04-27 . 2022-05-10 . 2022-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509222447/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-austin-weapons-anand-conference-1.6431139 . live .
  5. Web site: Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine . . en . 19 November 2022 . 20 November 2022 . 20 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120024357/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Colcp_UuVVc . live .
  6. Web site: Canada to send Ukraine 200 armored Senator APCs . 2023-01-18 . 2023-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119082257/https://apa.az/en/europe/canada-to-send-ukraine-200-armored-senator-apcs-394060/ . live .
  7. News: Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine . Dylan . Malyasov . Defence Blog . 2023-12-21 . 2023-12-26 . 2023-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223172228/https://defence-blog.com/roshel-delivers-1000th-senator-armored-vehicle-to-ukraine/ . live .
  8. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/defence-firm-paid-ukrainian-broker-to-secure-92-million-sole-sourced-contract-with-ottawa-lawsuit-says
  9. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/roshel-claims-government-audit-found-no-wrongdoing-ottawa-still-waiting-on-report

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