Ukrainian officials report retrieving tens of thousands of foreign parts—including Western-made ones—from the drones and missiles Russia used in an air attack on the country, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, October 6th.
Taking to social media, Zelensky declared
during the massive combined strike on Ukraine on the night of October 5th, Russia deployed 549 weapon systems containing 102,785 foreign–made components.
Russia fired almost 500 drones and over 50 missiles at Ukraine that night, killing five people—including some in the western Lviv region, hundreds of kilometres from the frontline—and damaging energy infrastructure.
Zelensky said the parts of drones and missiles intercepted in the attack came from companies based in
- China
- Germany
- Japan
- the Netherlands
- the Republic of Korea
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- the UK
- the U.S.
The Ukrainian president also revealed that
microcontrollers for UAVs were made in Switzerland, while microcomputers for drone flight control were produced in the UK.
Zelensky added that Kyiv is preparing sanctions on the manufacturers of the foreign-made components, aiming to stop further supplies to Russia.
