Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that more than 100,000 non-Russian-made parts, including British microcomputers, have been found in the Russian drones that carried out the deadly attacks on the 5th of October, the BBC reports.
Zelensky has called for more effective sanctions and said the parts also came from other Ukrainian allies – Germany, Japan and the United States.
Britain’s Department for Business and Trade said it was trying to restrict British companies whose products continue to enter Russian military supply chains. A government spokesman said he was taking reports of British-made parts in Russian drones very seriously. He added that the government had banned the export of thousands of goods to Russia, including any equipment found on the battlefield that Ukraine had pointed to. The government has also introduced the most serious sanctions package to date, and
anyone who violates its terms may have to pay a significant fine and face criminal charges.
Zelensky wrote on the X that British-made microcomputers responsible for flight control were found in Russian drones. He noted that it is especially important to shut down any scheme that allows sanctions to be circumvented. Parts from China, Taiwan and the Netherlands have also been found in Russian weapons.
Since the start of a full-scale war, Russia has become the country in the world that has been subject to the most sanctions in 2022. However, it has managed to adjust its economy and production to avoid collapse for the time being. After most European countries abandoned Russian energy resources, Moscow has found buyers in China and India, continuing to earn income from oil and gas. At the same time, experts have indicated that there are noticeable signs of economic fatigue. In June, Russian Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov warned that the country’s economy was teetering on the brink of recession.
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