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Western components were discovered in the newest Russian drone “Okhotnik”.

Western components found in the latest Russian drone

Components manufactured by Western companies were found in the latest Russian UAV S-70 “Okhotnik” that was shot down on October 5 near Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.

As Ukrinform reports, this was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

“Analysis of the structure of the Russian S-70 Okhotnik UAV, which was shot down on October 5, 2024 near Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, showed that the aggressor state, despite sanctions, used components manufactured by Western companies to create this weapon,” the report says.

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The relevant evidence is presented on the War&Sanctions portal.

In particular, microelectronics and other technological components manufactured by Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and Xilinx-AMD (USA), Infineon Technologies (Germany), and STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) were found in the Okhotnik.

The GUR noted that Russia had four prototypes of the S-70 UAV. The cost of such a Russian “Hunter” is about 15 million dollars.

“The S-70 UAV is, among other things, a carrier of the UMPB D-30 aerial bombs, which the Russians drop to destroy the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine,” the intelligence service emphasized.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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