Armament stocks are the main stake of war. And from February 24, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the observers warned. Russia cannot rely on a large stockpile of cruise missiles, given their use in the conflict. And Moscow will struggle to replenish its stockpiles, deprived of essential materials such as semiconductors due to Western sanctions.
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And yet, according to a group of investigators in Kiev, which New York Times In recent months, Russia has been producing cruise missiles to replenish its stockpiles and continue its campaign to strike Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
Experts from the Conflict Armament Research Research Institute located in the United Kingdom did study the fragments of the Kh-101 missiles used during the Russian strikes on November 23. From the markings observed on the debris, investigators were able to determine that one of the rockets was produced this summer, and the other in September.
In detail, the researchers found a sequence of 13 characters and found the serial number or version of the missile, the date of manufacture of the vehicle in the series of the manufacturing plant. And according to New York TimesThis analysis was confirmed by Polish journalist Piotr Butowski, a recognized expert on Russian military equipment.
Reservation or Circumvention of Sanctions
According to researchers at Conflict Armament Research, this discovery does suggest that Russia managed to acquire semiconductors despite Western sanctions, or that it had large stockpiles in the area before the war. The same group of experts has already shown several times since the beginning of the Russian invasion and during several trips to Ukraine that advanced Russian military equipment is mainly built with Western semiconductors.
If the West hopes to run out of Russian ammunition stockpiles, it is clear that Moscow continues to have missiles to strike Ukraine, whether cruise missiles, cruise missiles, or surface-to-air missiles. Ukraine and its allies have relied on sanctions to deprive Russia of components needed to produce high-tech munitions. “What arguments do we have to be sure?”A Baltic diplomat was questioned last week, citing Iran, which has been under sanctions for years but can produce missiles.
So are the Russians really out of guided munitions? “These claims have been made since Aprilsaid Damien Splitters, who led the investigation at Conflict Armament Research and whose remarks have since been published. New York Times. The American daily also quoted a US official as saying that the Russian government has ordered ammunition factories to work overtime to produce more.
Source: Le Figaro
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