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90% of Russian ballistic missiles and UAVs utilize Japanese electronics

Components manufactured by Japanese companies are used in approximately 90% of Russian cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as UAVs, Presidential Advisor and Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk told Kyodo News on June 28.

30 June, 01:16 PM

Russia hijacked Ukrainian drones via Chinese cameras

Chinese law requires manufacturers to include backdoors in optical devices, meaning up to 80–90% of cameras in Ukraine could be accessible from China, Octava Capital founder and IT investor Oleksandr Kardakov said in an interview with NV on Apr. 6.

6 April, 06:40 PM

Beijing’s peace rhetoric contradicted by Chinese-made parts in Russian UAVs

It is “hard” to trust China when it claims not to support Russia or the war while Ukrainian officials find Chinese components in Russian drones, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 06:15 PM

China-West trade war to hit Ukraine’s defense capabilities

Chinese manufacturers began reducing sales of key drone components to the United States and Europe amid an escalating trade conflict, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 9.

10 December 2024, 10:11 AM

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