About 60% of foreign-made parts parts found in Russian weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine came from China, Vladyslav Vlasyuk, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, told reporters, Reuters reported.
"If you take all the usual types of weapons and count the foreign components – about 60% of them come from China. We have had lengthy discussions with some manufacturers on this issue," Vlasiuk said.
"I would say that the PRC (China) is the biggest problem,” added the advisor to the Ukrainian president.
Vlasiuk added that critical parts used in surveillance systems, drones and missiles come from the US, the Netherlands, Japan and Switzerland, among other Western countries.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and despite massive Western sanctions, Moscow managed to supply its war machine with Western microchips and semiconductors, Reuters notes.