The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence has reported that, together with analytical structures, it has identified another 15 enterprises of Russia’s military-industrial complex. They are still not under sanctions by any country in the sanctions coalition.
At the same time, the agency has published data on 66 units of foreign technological equipment used by these enterprises, thereby ensuring the continuity of Russian defense production even under international pressure.
Foreign equipment continues to fuel Russia’s war machine
This concerns products of German, Japanese, Taiwanese, Austrian, and Swiss origin that have entered Russia’s military-industrial complex and become critically important to weapons production.
Among the identified equipment are high-precision lathes, milling and grinding machines, CNC machining centers, systems for the production of printed circuit boards, as well as vibration test stands and temperature chambers, without which modern military production is practically impossible.
In fact, these technologies allow Russia’s defense industry to maintain production rates and adapt to the conditions of a prolonged war.
Missile component in focus
Among the newly identified enterprises are manufacturers of components for 9M727 cruise missiles of the Iskander operational-tactical system.
These include, in particular, the Tambov “Electronpribor” plant, the Volzhsky Electromechanical Plant, and JSC “Orbita”, which remain outside sanctions pressure despite their direct involvement in weapons production.
This means that even critical components of missile systems continue to be produced with access to global technologies.
Sanctions are being bypassed: Russia retains access to technologies and components
Russia’s military-industrial complex continues to function thanks to access to foreign technologies that enter the country through third states and sanctions evasion schemes.
Insufficient end-user control allows equipment to be supplied that is later used for military purposes, even if it was formally intended for the civilian sector.
Ukraine calls for tougher measures to stop aggressor
The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence has emphasized the need to strengthen international control over the export of sensitive technologies, as without this, sanctions pressure remains incomplete.
“It is critically important to restrict the supply to the Russian Federation of spare parts, technical fluids, and software, without which even already installed equipment will not be able to function for a long time,” the agency stresses.
Among the possible measures are technological restrictions, inspections of equipment usage locations, and control over the secondary market, which could become key to blocking Russia’s access to critical resources.
