Following a massive attack, 35,000 foreign components were discovered in Russian missiles and drones
Following Russia’s massive nighttime attack on Ukraine, experts identified approximately 35,000 foreign components in Russian missiles and drones. Most of these components find their way into the Russian military-industrial complex through a network of intermediaries, despite existing sanctions and export restrictions.
According to Vlasyuk, the identified components include products from well-known international electronics manufacturers, including:
- Texas Instruments;
- Analog Devices;
- Intel;
- AMD;
- STMicroelectronics;
- Infineon;
- NXP;
- Murata;
- Bosch;
- Toshiba;
- Raspberry;
- as well as a number of Chinese companies.
“Last night, Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine. Behind each of these attacks lies more than just the Russian defense industry. These drones and missiles contain 35,000 foreign components,” Vlasyuk emphasized.
The official explained that these are primarily civilian or dual-use components manufactured by companies in various countries around the world.
After being sold, they enter a network of intermediaries, through which they eventually end up at enterprises within the Russian military-industrial complex and are used to manufacture missiles and drones.
Vladislav Vlasyuk noted that Ukraine regularly shares information about the foreign components it has found with its international partners, but the response from certain countries and manufacturers has so far been insufficient.
“If tens of thousands of your components are regularly found in Russian missiles and drones, that is reason enough to review your systems for control, distribution, and dealing with high-risk customers,” he emphasized.
According to the President’s representative, sanctions policy and export controls have already yielded some results, as Russia’s access to certain critically important components has been restricted.
However, the current mechanisms are not yet sufficient to completely cut off the supply of technologies that the Russian military-industrial complex uses to produce weapons and carry out massive attacks against Ukraine.
This was reported by Vladislav Vlasyuk, the President of Ukraine’s representative on sanctions policy.
