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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 2016 [1] |
| Founder | Roman Shimonov |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario , |
Area served | North America |
| Products | armoured, cash-in-transit and special purpose vehicles, law enforcement solutions, access control management |
Number of employees | 201-500 [1] (2022) |
| Website | www |
Roshel (Roshel Smart Armored Vehicles) is a Canadian manufacturer of wheeled armored vehicles and armored fighting vehicles. [2]
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]
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]
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