Western components were found in Russian drone — MID

The Russian S-70 "Hunter" drone contains components from Western manufacturers. The relevant evidence is presented on the War&Sanctions portal.

The MID press service reported this via Telegram on Friday, November 8.

Russia uses Western components

On October 5, near Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, the military shot down a Russian S-70 "Hunter" UAV. Its analysis indicates that the Russians are using Western components to assemble the drone, despite the sanctions imposed.

In particular, microelectronics and other technological components manufactured by American Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and Xilinx-AMD, German Infineon Technologies and Swiss STMicroelectronics were found.

In total, Russia had four such drones in service, the cost of one is about $15 million. It is a carrier of the UMPB D-30 aerial bombs, with which the enemy destroys the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine.

Previously, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that during October the Russians directed more than two thousand drones against Ukraine. He added that they contain Western-made components.

We also wrote that the United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions against the Russian military-industrial complex.