Russia hits Okhmatdet with missile containing US chip - NYT
Kyiv • UNN
Russians attacked Kyiv's Okhmatdyt with a missile with a US-made chip. Despite sanctions, Russia imported $390 million worth of chips to circumvent restrictions on critical technologies.
On July 8, the Russians struck at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv: the enemy missile contained a chip made in the United States. This is stated in the material of The New York Times, reports UNN.
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The publication claims that one of the important chips in the Russian missiles was the Field Programmable Gate Array (F.P.G.A.), which was manufactured in the United States by the American companies Advanced Micro Devices and Intel.
It is noted that such a chip is used in fire alarms, Internet modems, drones and missiles “for lightning-fast data processing.
At the same time, the sale of such chips to Russia is prohibited. According to the Russian customs, since the beginning of the war, Russians have imported F.P.G.A. for more than $390 million.
“The shipments are just part of the Kremlin's efforts to circumvent sanctions and keep critical technology flowing,” the NYT adds.
The publication also reminded that as a result of a Russian missile strike on Okhmatdyt, 2 people were killed and 10 were injured.
According to Ukraine's National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, the X-101 long-range missile fired at the children's hospital contained electronics from US circuitry manufacturers that were restricted by sanctions.