The Russian Federation is targeting civilian drones that are assembled from Western components,
The drones that end up in residential high-rise buildings have components made in Europe, China and Japan.
The Russian Federation continues to use Western electronics for the production of weapons. In particular, the Russian Molniya and Phoenix drones contain components produced by companies in China, Switzerland, the USA and the Netherlands. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
As the intelligence officers explained, the Molniya is an aircraft-type attack drone that is launched from a catapult and aimed at the target by the operator, like an FPV drone. Its maximum flight range is 40 km with a warhead mass of 5 kg. By comparison, Shahed has ten times more explosives.
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