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How Do Components Manufactured in Saint-Nicolas End up in Russian Drones?
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The drone Russia has used most frequently in the war against Ukraine over the past year contains more than 100 recently produced European components. This is according to an international study in which the newspaper De Tijd participated. "With all the sanctions in place against Russia, this is astonishing," says investigative journalist Lars Bové.
Despite the tightening of European sanctions, technological components produced in Europe continue to feed the Russian military drone industry through complex re-export circuits bypassing the controls. ...
Illustration - AFP Cargoes of Belgian and European technologies useful to military drones continue to flow into Russia, despite reinforced controls put in place by the European Union, writes on Wednesday L-Echo and De Tijd. A majority of the drones shot down in Ukraine this year were Geran-2 aircraft. According to a Tijd survey, conducted with the Ukrainian site The Kyiv Independent, 112 components of the 687 contained in these aircraft come fro…
Tetiana Kavinova lives on the eastern shore of Kiev. Her heating stopped working after the Russian attacks on the capital’s power plants in early January. The water in her house, which during the day is 8 degrees away, comes out cold and has no electricity for the heater or the vitroceramic. “When I wake up, I wish it was night to be able to sleep and forget,” she laments. “I thought the start of the war was terrible. Now I think that was easier…
The Geran-2 drone is a central weapon in the war against Ukraine. STANDARD research shows that Austrian components are also used.
Russian Drones Contain New Eu Technology: Hundreds of Shipments Reach Russia, Including From Belgium
06:00 Despite sanctions, Russia's main kamikaze drone contains numerous recently manufactured components from European tech companies. This is according to research commissioned by De Tijd media in Ukraine and elsewhere.
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