YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Russian infantry fighting vehicle maker Kurganmashzavod has filed a bankruptcy petition with the Kurgan Arbitration Court.
Kurganmashzavod, also referred to as KMZ, is Russia's only enterprise that manufactures infantry fighting vehicles. Russian state-owned news outlet Tass reports KMZ struck an earlier agreement with MTE Group to pay two stages of $515,000 of its total debt on lease payments in addition to a $23,800 cancellation penalty.