Timeline

The Guardian tracked the journey of one digger

out of a delivery of 27 JCBs to Russia

25 May 2021

Zurich-based JVM AG

makes order of

diggers from JCB

for Moscow-based

related company

Jul

Oct

24 Feb 2022 JCB

starts production of

one of the JCB 205

diggers from the 2021

order in its factory in

Shanghai, China

24 Feb 2022

Russia invades

Ukraine

2022

2 Mar 2022

JCB says it will

‘voluntarily

pause’ all

exports

to Russia

28 Mar 2022

JCB says it finished

production of digger,

although ‘build date’

listed on its website

says 29 April 2022

Jul

9 Aug 2022

Russian dealer Lonmadi

receives 27 diggers,

according to

customs records.

Swiss-registered

JVM AG is listed

as ‘shipper’

Oct

Timeline

The Guardian tracked the journey

of one digger out of a delivery

of 27 JCBs to Russia

24 Feb 2022 Russia invades Ukraine

2 Mar 2022 JCB says it will ‘voluntarily

pause’ all exports to Russia

Jul

Oct

Jul

Oct

2022

25 May 2021

Zurich-based JVM AG

makes order of

diggers from JCB

for Moscow-based

related company

24 Feb 2022 JCB

starts production of

one of the JCB 205

diggers from the 2021

order in its factory in

Shanghai, China

28 Mar 2022 JCB says

it finished production

of digger, although

‘build date’ listed

on its website

says 29 April 2022

9 Aug 2022 Russian

dealer Lonmadi receives

27 diggers, according

to customs records.

Swiss-registered JVM

AG is listed as ‘shipper’