▁of ▁K urg an m ash z av od ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁was ▁Val ery ▁D . ▁Dor od ny . ▁The ▁current ▁director ▁general ▁is ▁Py otr ▁Aleks and rov ich ▁Ty uk ov . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁company ' s ▁re venue ▁was ▁$ 2 3 1 ▁million . ▁Ex port ▁share ▁was ▁ 2 0 %. ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁heavy - d ut y ▁c ran es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁military ▁equipment ▁was ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁A TS ▁and ▁A TS - 5 9 ▁art illery ▁tra ctors , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁field ▁work ▁and ▁rec laim ing ▁of ▁oil field ▁in ▁Ty umen ▁region , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁many ▁produced ▁for ▁export . ▁The ▁A TS - 5 9 ▁art illery ▁tra ctor ▁lic ence ▁production ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Poland . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁production ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁inf antry ▁fighting ▁vehicle ▁B MP - 1 ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁by law . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁mass ▁production ▁of ▁vehicles ▁began . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁sevent ies , ▁the ▁plant ▁was ▁re - to o led ▁for ▁larger - scale ▁military ▁vehicle ▁production . ▁New ▁power ▁supplies ▁were ▁brought ▁in , ▁and ▁the ▁working ▁area ▁was ▁increased ▁by ▁a ▁factor ▁of ▁five . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the