MegaFon, the second largest telecoms company in Russia, plans to purchase 5G equipment from Chinese, Indian and Israeli suppliers amid a supply crunch as Western tech companies retreat from the country, the company’s CEO was quoted as saying by local media. Russian telecoms operators have faced a “difficult situation” when trying to source equipment to upgrade and build new 5G networks since the Ukraine War began, Khachatur Pombukhchan, CEO of MegaFon, said in an interview with Russian business newspaper Kommersant this week. As a result, the company is now looking to Chinese, Indian and Israeli manufacturers for future purchases, he...