Large number of Western Parts Found in Russian Drones, Missiles used in latest attacks says Ukraine's President Zelensky

Raising doubts about the effectiveness of Western sanctions.

"Ukraine has found tens of thousands of foreign parts, including Western-made, in the drones and missiles Russia fired in a weekend air attack on the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.

“During the massive combined strike on Ukraine on the night of October 5, Russia used 549 weapon systems containing 102,785 foreign-made components,” Zelensky said on social media, referring to an attack in the early hours of Sunday. ...

Zelensky said the parts of drones and missiles intercepted in the attack came “from companies in the United States, China and Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Netherlands.” ..."

Western Parts Found in Russian Drones, Missiles: Zelensky "Russia fired almost 500 drones and over 50 missiles at Ukraine on Sunday, killing five people – including in the western Lviv region – and damaging its energy infrastructure."