Ukraine finds over 40 foreign components in Russian X-59 missiles, Agency on Corruption Prevention reports
The missile X-59MK2 at the exhibition (Photo: Allocer / wikipedia.org)
Russian aviation missiles of the X-59 type contained 42 components and parts of foreign production. Occupants used such a missile, including during yesterday's strike on Kropyvnytskyi, according to the press service of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
This information was supplemented by the agency in an open electronic Unified Database of Foreign Components in Arms.
"These missiles, together with "Shahed" UAVs, foreign parts of which can be found in our Database, were regularly used by Russia during massive shelling recently," the material stated.
NACP emphasized that on January 4, Russian terrorists used this missile to strike a Kropyvnytskyi energy facility, resulting in the death of one person and the injury of eight others.
"We cannot allow foreign technologies and components to continue to become part of aggressors' weapons and kill civilians around the world," emphasized the agency.
Over 40 foreign components were discovered in the X-59 missiles used by Russia (Photo: nazk.gov.ua)
Foreign components in Russian weaponry
Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia and its allies to limit the supply of technologies that could be used in weapon manufacturing.
However, foreign-made details continue to be found in Russian missiles or drones like Shahed, which are transferred to the aggressor country, Iran. Drone parts might be produced by companies from Ukraine's allied countries.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that one of the missiles used by Russia to strike Kryvyi Rih contained about 50 foreign components. In June, it was also revealed that over 40 foreign components were present in the Russian Kalibr missiles used to shell Odesa.
Today, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, disclosed that recently, occupiers have been shelling Kharkiv with missiles not made in Russia.
For more on Kalibr, Kinzhal, and more importantly, the missiles Russia uses against Ukraine, read RBC-Ukraine's coverage.
