These components are used to make drones, guided bombs, communication systems and Iskander missiles used in the bombing of Ukraine.
Russia receives American microprocessors and processors for the production of its weapons, ordering them through the Texas Instruments online store (TI Store). Bloomberg wrote this on Monday, December 9, citing documents that allow tracking the supply of parts from Silicon Valley to Moscow.
Since the United States and its allies have imposed sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Western officials are trying to understand how Moscow continues to acquire American technology to support its war effort on the battlefield. . such as Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc., causing significant concern in Washington, Brussels and Kyiv The main question is: why are trade control measures not working?
Bloomberg describes the steps Russian military parts suppliers take when buying products from Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), often unknown to the company itself. The documents also identify Russian distributors who process thousands of orders for Russian military contractors, including companies under US sanctions.
In particular, TI chips were found in Russian Kinzhal missiles and Lancet-3 attack drones.
“Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian investigators have discovered more than 4,000 Western components in Russian weapons, with Texas Instruments accounting for 14% of the total,” the article said.
According to documents cited by Bloomberg, the orders were made from Moscow or St. Petersburg and delivered through companies located outside of Russia. Resellers in Hong Kong include Sure Technology, Chipower Electronics and Horsway Techn. The main supply companies are Sea Global SCM and Aeroflot.
The European Union is preparing a new sanctions package aimed at Chinese and Russian companies linked to the development and supply of attack drones used in the war against Ukraine.
North Korea is expanding a plant known as the February 11 Plant to produce short-range missiles used by Russian forces in attacks on Ukraine. New satellite imagery shows that the production building significantly increases the capacity of the complex that produces these missiles.
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