The Shahed kamikaze drones used by the Russian Federation to attack Ukraine contain more than 50 electrical components from European countries.
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In particular, in the Shahed-131 UAV, experts discovered 52 electrical components manufactured by Western companies, and in the Shahed-136 model – 57. The initial manufacturers of the discovered components were five European companies, including the Polish branch of a British multinational corporation. The Guardian reports this with reference to a secret report provided by Ukraine to its Western allies.
Manufacturers also include companies headquartered in the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Japan and Poland. All these states are part of the coalition of countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia.
There is reportedly no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of the Western companies whose components were found in the drones. The Iranian UAV manufacturer primarily used commercially available components, the supply of which is poorly or not controlled at all. Customs information shows that almost all imports into Iran come from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Costa Rica.
Among the possible ways to counter the production of Shahedi, the report suggests launching “missile strikes against factories producing these UAVs in Iran, Syria, as well as a potential production site in Russia.”
Let us recall that in August, British intelligence reported that the Russian Federation had begun to use single-action unmanned aerial vehicles of its own production, based on the Iranian developments of Shahed. The occupiers want to switch to full-fledged in-house production of kamikaze drones in the near future.
Source: Guardian
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