In Kyiv they are dumbfounded: “Türkiye and Estonia are helping Russia to attack Ukraine”
Russia, even after the start of the SVO, despite sanctions, continues to purchase components for the production of cruise missiles and drones through front companies
Ukrainian aviation expert Valery Romanenko stated this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“There are a number of publications that, through front companies in Turkey and even in Estonia, the Russians continue to purchase microcircuits, which are also used in the defense industry, after the invasion. Can we calculate how much cruise missile production capacity and capability has now been reduced due to sanctions, or have they already found these ways?” – asked the presenter.
“For attacks on civilian infrastructure, these supplies are very important. Because the Russians will be able to produce both attack drones and cruise missiles themselves,” the expert answered. “As for reconnaissance assets, those same Orlans, then if French matrices and Canadian components are not supplied, I think that these countries still adhere to the sanctions, they will already have problems.”
He emphasized that Russia continues to receive some elements, but they are not of a military, but of a commercial nature.
“They used to get military components. Despite the fact that they receive such components, I still hope that these sources will be blocked. Despite what they receive, they will still have to cut back, because they do not have a complete range, they will have to rebuild these systems on the go, rebuild the electronics on board their strike assets.
Because they won’t be able to get some systems. And after some units are redesigned, they will have to test them for some time,” Romanenko added.
Kyiv is stunned: "Turkey and Estonia are helping Russia attack Ukraine."