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https://reuters.omni.se/russian-weapons-in-ukraine-powered-by-hundreds-of-western-parts-rusi/a/KzOaV5
https://reuters.omni.se/russian-weapons-in-ukraine-powered-by-hundreds-of-western-parts-rusi/a/KzOaV5
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LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - More than 450 foreign-made components have been found in Russian weapons recovered in Ukraine, evidence that Moscow acquired critical technology from companies in the United States, Europe and Asia in the years before the invasion, according to a new report by Royal United Services Institute defence think tank.
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"Russian weapons that are critically dependent upon Western electronics have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Ukrainians," Jack Watling, a land warfare specialist at RUSI, told Reuters.
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In one case, a Russian 9M727 cruise missile, one of the country's most advanced weapons that can manoeuvre at low altitude to evade radar and can strike targets hundreds of miles away, contained 31 foreign components. The parts were made by companies that included U.S-based Texas Instruments Inc and Advanced Micro Devices Inc , as well as Cypress Semiconductor, which is now owned by Infineon AG , a German company, the RUSI investigation found.
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The investigation's findings show how Russia's military remains reliant on foreign microchips for everything from tactical radios to drones and precision long-range munitions, and that Western governments were slow to limit Russia's accessto these technologies particularly after President VladimirPutin's invasion of Crimea in 2014.
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Russia's military could be permanently weakened if Western governments strengthen export controls, manage to shut down the country's clandestine procurement networks and prevent sensitive components being manufactured in states that support Russia, RUSI said.
