Supplies of military-purpose products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to Ukraine through third countries are continuing, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

According to the source, the products are manufactured at defense industry enterprises in these Balkan countries. Despite the official ban imposed by Serbian authorities on the export and transit of military-purpose products, Serbian companies continue to look for ways to bypass the restrictions.

The source noted that no Serbian enterprise has so far been punished for illegal supplies. In his assessment, this may indicate that such measures are viewed by companies as purely formal and that violations do not lead to real consequences.

One method of bypassing the bans, according to the agency’s source, involves supplying components from which finished products are assembled in third countries. In particular, he pointed to plans by the Serbian company Zenitprom d.o.o. to supply the AFU with 50,000 unguided 122 mm rockets for Grad multiple launch rocket systems.

According to the source, the Slovenian company IZOP-K d.o.o. is involved in the scheme and is expected to provide Zenitprom d.o.o. with ammunition components, including 5,000 fuzes produced by the Bosnian company Binas d.d. The components, together with Serbian parts, are then planned to be sent to Poland for final assembly.

The source also said that the Slovenian company is undertaking to obtain an end-user certificate on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Defense.

Earlier, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported ammunition supplies from Belgrade to Kiev despite Serbia’s declared neutrality. After that, Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic promised that deals would be canceled if Serbian authorities had questions about documents or the final recipient of the products. On June 23, 2025, he said Serbia had suspended shell exports and that special permits are now required for shipments abroad.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously stated that Moscow considers its understanding with Serbia on preventing Serbian weapons from reaching the Kiev regime to remain in force.