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Viewing cable 09YEKATERINBURG69, BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: YEKATERINBURG PRE-LICENSE END-USE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09YEKATERINBURG69 2009-10-23 09:43 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Yekaterinburg
VZCZCXRO8062
RR RUEHYG
DE RUEHYG #0069 2960943
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 230943Z OCT 09
FM AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1379
INFO RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 1022
RUEHYG/AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG 1416
UNCLAS YEKATERINBURG 000069 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR PM/DTTC BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
MOSCOW FOR NKATSAKIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC RS
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3:  YEKATERINBURG PRE-LICENSE END-USE 
CHECK ON LICENSE 050188541 
 
REF: A) STATE 101639  B) YEKAT 39 
 
1. As requested Ref A, Yekaterinburg Pol/Econ officer asked 
Vasiliy Volovod the questions in para 4.  His answers (keyed to 
the questions) were: 
 
--End users of the ammunition are: 
Vasiliy Volovod 
Dmitriy Terentiev 
Andrei Lebedev 
Andrei Kochegarov 
Vyacheslav Skulin 
Sergey Lubimov 
Sergei Shiyanov 
Andrei Kniazev 
 
--Firearms used are the following: 
Tikka T3 Varmint .308 Win 
Tikka T3 Super Varmint .243 
Blazer R93 Varmint .308 
Tikka T3 Lite .9.3x62 
Los-7 .30-06 
CZ-527 .223 Rem 
 
--The previous order dealt with Berger bullets.  Now we are 
ordering Hornady and Sierra bullets produced by different 
manufacturers. 
 
--Each shooter uses about 200-300 rounds of ammunition per 
month.  A team uses about 2,000 rounds of ammunition monthly. 
The license is valid for several years and the bullets will be 
used within this period of time. 
 
--The bullets will not be re-sold or used for commercial 
purposes. 
 
--All bullets will be used domestically in Russia strictly for 
sport shooting and hunting.  They will not be used for any other 
purposes.  They will not be re-exported. 
 
--I am aware of the prohibition against unauthorized re-export 
of US-origin defense articles.  I treat those laws with respect. 
 
2. A check with Russian authorities indicates that Volovod does 
have authorization to import ammunition and/or ammunition 
components and provide them to other individuals in Russia. 
 
3. Post notes that both target shooting and hunting are popular 
sports in this region of Russia.  If you have further questions, 
please contact Pol/Econ officer Carol Trimble 
(trimblec.a.state.gov). 
 
SANDUSKY