13 Jan 2016 13:23

Antonov Design Bureau unlikely to survive without Russia - Ilyushin general director

MOSCOW. Jan 13 (Interfax-AVN) - The Ukrainian Antonov Design Bureau will be unable to continue its operation without the Russian involvement, Ilyushin Company General Director Sergei Velmozhin has said.

"God grant health and prosperity to our Ukrainian colleagues but I think they are unlikely to survive without the Russian participation," Velmozhin told reporters on Wednesday.