Chessmen are being assembled: companies involved in the import of electronics for missiles and drones are on Ukraine's new sanctions list

The latest Ukrainian sanctions list includes companies involved in the supply of electronics to the russian military-industrial complex, bypassing the restrictions of Western countries, UNN reports.

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In particular, Ukrainian sanctions have been imposed on the russian company Lesta-M, which supplies various components and systems for Russian missiles Iskander, Kinzhal and Tochka-U.

The media reported that Lesta-M purchased 1.7 million dollars worth of microchips from Alfa's Riga Semiconductor Device Plant (RZPP). But not directly, but through other contractors.

According to The Insider, in russia, the most important trading partner of Lesta-M, according to public procurement data, was JSC Research Institute of Electronic Devices, with which it signed contracts worth 43 million rubles. This company is part of Rostec through the Tekhmash concern. NIIEP participated in the development of Iskander ballistic missiles, as well as in the creation of radar systems for Kinzhal missiles and automation for Tochka-U missiles.

In addition, Lesta-M supplied Riga chips to the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, which, among other things, produces the Tor-M2E anti-aircraft missile system.

Lesta-M's clients also include: "Ufa Instrument-Making Production Association (produces on-board instruments for the Su-27), Ural Optical-Mechanical Plant (produces optical-location stations for combat aircraft), Stelmakh Research Institute "Polyus" (produces laser-guided weapons).

The latest sanctions list of Ukraine also includes a number of companies that have ties to the russian company CST, which manufactures Lancet drones. This includes, in particular, the Kazakh division of CST.

As well as the russian companies Orion, Hartis DV, Spel, OMP, and IDS Solution. According to media reports, most of them purchase the necessary components from China. "IDS purchased products from the American company Nvidia through the Uzbek intermediary company Mvizion.

In general, electronics supply schemes have been established through several dozen countries. The activities of the CST concern are connected with the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (Republic of Tatarstan), where OSINT investigators assume that "chess players" gather.

To recap,

Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise have repeatedly found foreign microelectronics and technical components in russian weapons used against Ukraine.

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 Earlier, experts from KFI have already established that the components of Iranian "Shaheds", which Russian war criminals use to strike Ukraine, originate from 36 countries. Most of the electronics components are manufactured at enterprises in the United States, Japan and Europe.

"We were able to identify Iran (as the country of origin of the components - ed.) only on the engine and its components. Moreover, most of the engine is, again, European," the experts noted.

There are also russian elements in the examined drones. But the experts, who have fully restored the layout and functional diagrams of the UAVs, noted that parts from Russia account for no more than 15% of the total number of components.

SEE ALSO: From Modern Microelectronics to Mounting Foam - Ruvin on the Evolution of "Shaheds" 

 Economic analysts are convinced that russia is taking advantage of confusing trade routes and the ability to import sanctioned goods, including microcircuits, through third countries. This makes it possible to bypass export controls, which, in particular, will include semiconductor technologies. But russia imports them through China, Turkey, the UAE and other countries.

Typically, a shipment that eventually reaches russia may be sold and resold several times, often through legitimate companies, before finally reaching a neutral intermediary country.

Evidence suggests that China is by far the largest exporter to russia of microchips and other technologies used in critical weapons.