Foreign parts found in Russian weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has alleged that drones
and missiles fired by Russia against his country are filled with
thousands of foreign-made components

Zelensky (left) claims RussiaÕs Oct 5 strike on
Ukraine deployed 549 weapon systems containing
102,785 foreign-made components

Shahed/Geran
Attack drone

9M728 Iskander: Ground-launched cruise missile

Kh-101
Air-launched
cruise missile

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Air-launched
hypersonic missile

3M-14 Kalibr
Land attack cruise missile

COUNTRIES ACCUSED OF SUPPLYING COMPONENTS

U.S.: Converters for Kh-101
and Shahed/Geran-type
drones, sensors used in drones and
Kinzhal missiles, analogue-to-digital
converters and microelectronics

UK: Microcomputers for
drone flight control

Japan: Optoisolators for
cruise missiles

Germany: Switching
connectors

Netherlands: Processors
for missile technology

Switzerland: Microcontrollers
for drones

South Korea: Servomotors
and bearings

China and Taiwan
Responsible for largest
volume of microelectronics Ð
at least 50 different units
in each Shahed/Geran-type drone

Source: President of Ukraine
Picture: Getty Images
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