Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles[1]
TypePrivate
Industry Defence
Founded2016[1]
FounderRoman Shimonov
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
North America
Productsarmoured, cash-in-transit and special purpose vehicles, law enforcement solutions, access control management
Number of employees
201-500[1] (2022)
Websitewww.roshel.ca

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

On May 2, 2023, former employee has accused the company and top executives, specifically the CEO Roman Shimonov of bribing Ukrainian official to help secure a $92 Million dollar deal through the government of Canada.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Roshel Senator APC Is An Armored SUV Ready For Any Apocalypse". Motor1.com. 26 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Shimonov, Roman (2021-06-29). "Security on the go: The next generation of vehicle protection". Security Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. ↑ Brewster, Murray (2022-04-27). "Allies will move 'heaven and earth' to get arms to Ukraine: U.S. defence secretary". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Shield: Making armoured vehicles for Ukraine". YouTube. 19 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Canada to send Ukraine 200 armored Senator APCs
  7. ↑ Malyasov, Dylan (2023-12-21). "Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine". Defence Blog. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  8. ↑ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/defence-firm-paid-ukrainian-broker-to-secure-92-million-sole-sourced-contract-with-ottawa-lawsuit-says
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