A 36-year-old US citizen has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle over $250,000 (£200,000) worth of sensitive drone technology to Russia, the US Department of Justice has said.
Nikolay Grigorev pleaded guilty on Tuesday after more than 11,500 electronic components were stopped from going to Russia, fuelling the war on Ukraine.
He faces a maximum of five years in prison.
Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general in New York, said: "The justice department will continue to hold accountable those who defy our sanctions and export controls to support Russia's unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine – whether they're based in New York City or overseas."
The justice department said they are still searching for two other people in connection to the allegations.