“Chinese manufacturers supply them with equipment, electronics, navigation, optical and telemetric systems, engines, microcircuits, processor moduli, antenna systems, control boards, navigation. They use the so -called dummies, change names, do everything to avoid export control and sanctions for their activities,” said Alexandrov.
Beijing repeatedly denied the supply of drones or components of weapons to Russia, calling the protests of Ukraine “unreasonable accusations and political manipulations.” But Alexandrov said that Russia critically depends on the supply of Chinese spare parts for both tactical and distant drones.
According to Alexandrov, Russian drone manufacturers were able to increase the production of long -range drones from 15 thousand in 2024 to more than 30 thousand this year, as well as up to 2 million small tactical drones.
This allows Russia to undermine the leadership of Ukraine in the field of technology and the production of drones, the newspaper writes.
Context
Since the beginning of the Russian full -scale invasion, Ukraine has been increasing the production of its own weapons. According to the Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology-Minister of Digital Transformation of Mikhail Fedorova, more than 90% of drones who use on the battlefield, Produced in Ukraine. In 2024 Ukraine planned to release 1 million UAVs, But it can produce 2 million a year, if there is funding, Fedorov reported.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in particular, announced the production of the new rocket-throne “Palyanitsya” (for the first time it Applied in August last year), as well as about New Ukrainian Rocket Bron “Peklo”.
On March 4, 2025, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said that Ukraine produces about a third of the weapons and most of all in the world of military drones.
On April 8, Zelensky said that in Ukraine there are already 11 enterprises on the fiber, the scale should grow.
