Russia’s growing ability to sustain weapons production despite Western sanctions is being driven by a flow of Chinese components and materials, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, told journalists on July 7.
Vlasiuk’s statement comes as Russia escalates its drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, while the U.S. continues to hold back on imposing tougher sanctions against Moscow and foreign-made components are still being found in Russian weapons used in the attacks.
Ukraine has previously documented that Chinese companies have contributed electronics and materials used in the production of these drones.
Just days earlier, after a large-scale Russian attack on July 4, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha shared on social media a photo of a component from a Shahed-136/Geran-2 combat drone discovered in Kyiv. According to Sybiha, the part was manufactured in China and delivered recently.
“The trend of China’s (role) is increasing,” Vlasiuk told journalists.
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If someone secretly supplies parts, why would they put a stamp on it? And why is that one half Cyrillic half Latin?
If something originates from China it originates from China, if even there were stamps 'half Cyrillic and half Latin", to use your fabricated quotation.
It’s somewhat similar to Russia’s shadow fleet, don’t rely on the flags under which the ships sail …
Not sure what you mean by “fabricated quotation”. I had a look at the x-link where there’s a photo of said piece:
https://x.com/andrii_sybiha/status/1941091923671851271
But yeah, “if something originates from China it originates from China” seems like a fair explanation.