Ukraine says a massive Russian overnight missile and drone barrage was packed with 100,000 foreign-made parts

• Ukraine said more than 100,000 foreign-made parts were found in the drones and missiles Russia used in the one-night attack.

• It was stated that some of these parts came from companies in allied countries such as the USA and the UK.

• Ukraine has previously found Western parts in Russian equipment. Companies can’t always control where goods go.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a major Russian attack on Ukraine relied on Western technology and claimed more than 100,000 people were killed. foreign made components It was found in unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles used in night attacks.

He said Russia fired 496 attack aircraft and 53 missiles at Ukraine on Sunday night, including 102,785 foreign components from companies in the United States, Britain, China, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea and the Netherlands.

He said there are approximately 100,688 foreign-made parts in drones, around 250 of them. powerful Shahed style dronesand about 1,500 foreign-made parts in Russia Alexander missiles, 192 units Kinzhal missilesand 405 in Kalibr missiles.

This is the latest in a series of examples of what Ukraine is saying foreign partson Russian weapons, including Western ones, despite the fact that many countries have imposed heavy sanctions on Russia, including those that are trying to prevent Russia from obtaining any technology that it can use in the field of weapons.

“Every Russian missile and every Russian attack aircraft also contains parts that continue to be supplied to Russia from Western countries and various countries close to Russia,” Zelenskyy said on Monday. he said.

He did not name a specific company but said what types of components Ukraine had identified from each country.

He said U.S. companies produce numerous products used in some Russian weapons, including converters used in Russia’s Kh-101 missiles and Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles, sensors used in those unmanned aerial vehicles and Kinzhal missiles, analog-to-digital converters used in unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles, and microelectronics used in rockets.

He also noted UK-made microcomputers used for Russian drone flight control, microcontrollers for Russian drones made in Switzerland, and switching connectors made in Germany, among other examples. He said the largest volume of various microelectronics comes from China and Taiwan.

He said that data on companies and components were provided to Ukraine’s partners.

Some of the designated countries, such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, are among Ukraine’s biggest supporters; It provides military aid to Ukraine and trains its soldiers to fight against Russia.

Companies cannot fully control where their goods go. Sanctions have sharply limited Russia’s access to advanced Western technology, but implementation gaps remain. Dual-use products and civilian supply chains allow Moscow to source electronics from other countries, and these gaps are difficult to close.

But on Monday, Zelenskyy expressed disappointment that Russia was still able to buy some foreign components. “Now, in the fourth year of full-scale war, it is truly strange to hear anyone claim that they do not know how to stop the flow of critical components.” He said this had to be stopped.

It’s a constant race, and Western companies frequently tighten their rules to prevent Russia from buying weapons parts. Ukraine publicly thanked its partners for their sanctions, but also suggested ways partner countries could further restrict Russia’s access, such as shipping restrictions.

Zelenskyy said a meeting of G7 sanctions coordinators was planned for this week, but this is not something the G7 has publicly announced.

“A systematic, coordinated decision at the G7 level is needed to close these gaps and ensure sanctions are effective,” Vladyslav Vlasiuk, a sanctions expert who works on the Ukrainian government’s sanctions policy, said on Monday.

Ukraine has repeatedly flagged the presence of foreign-made parts in Russian weapons, including the new Russian jet-powered attack aircraft Geran-3. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency announced last month that there were nearly 50 foreign elements inside.

Ukraine also said the following at the beginning of this year: Russia’s new unmanned aerial vehicle-launched cruise missile It found that it had received parts from partners, including the United States, and that a Russian tank and armored vehicle manufacturer had used 260 units. foreign equipment.

Russian drone and missile bombardments are a big problem for Ukraine. They are hitting cities across Ukraine, including those far from front-line fighting. Brutal attacks killed civilians and damaged or destroyed infrastructure.

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