The new Russian UAV ‘Gerbera’, which imitates the Shahed-136/Geran-2 to overload Ukrainian air defence, turned out to be a modified prototype of the Chinese aircraft model manufacturer Skywalker Technology Co., Ltd.
This was reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on their website "War & Sanctions". Russia is only assembling the drone at its Alabuga factory, using kits originally imported from China. Moreover, it contained electronics from 18 Western companies.
List of companies whose components were detected in the drone:
6 companies from China: Skywalker Technology Co, Ltd, Mile Hao Xiang Technology, Topotek, Xingkay Tech, UIY Inc and XLSEMI.
They also use elements from 18 international companies: Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, ATMEL Corporation, U-blox, STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors, Altera Corporation, Infineon Technologies, Ampleon, Xilinx Inc, Realtek, Pulse Electronics Corporation, Micron Technology, Analog Devices, Integrated Silicon Solution, Monolithic Power Systems, Linear Technology Corporation.
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Sanctions are so leaky that russia can easily get components produced by Western companies and put them in drones which overwhelm Ukrainian air defense and kill civilians. @StateDept how about actually enforcing the sanctions you applied, or that would be "escalation" too?
While Ukraine fights for months to secure new weapons, permissions to deploy them, and investments in its defense industry, Russia obtains what it needs to kill Ukrainians and seize their land.
Closing loopholes in sanctions is challenging, but not impossible. Efforts must be stepped up. Helping Ukraine with one hand while allowing Russia to arm with another is no strategy for success.