Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.
Thieves have removed 40 Russian-made Kamaz trucks and 13 cranes, cement mixers and other pieces of heavy machinery from the capital's construction sites in the last three months.
Recently an asphalt-paver was carried away in broad daylight, right off the street, according to a Moscow newspaper.
A construction boom in Moscow and large cities across Russia is fuelling demand for construction equipment that cannot be met by domestic supply.
Long-term projects make leasing expensive, and police said finding stolen items was 'very rare'.
