KYIV, 5 October 2025 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia’s missile and drone strike on Ukraine on the night of October 5 involved more than 100,000 foreign-made components sourced from countries including the United States, China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Netherlands.
“Every Russian missile and every Russian attack drone also contain parts that are still being supplied to Russia from Western countries and various countries close to Russia. Now, in the fourth year of the full-scale war, it is simply strange to hear anyone claim they don’t know how to stop the flow of critical components,” Zelenskyy said in his address.
During the attack, Russia deployed 496 strike drones, including roughly 250 “shaheds,” and 53 missiles: two air-launched ballistic Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles, 42 cruise missiles Kh-101/Iskander-K, and nine Kalibr cruise missiles. In total, these aerial weapons contained 102,785 foreign-made components. About 100,688 were in the drones, 1,500 in the Iskanders, 192 in the Kinzhal missiles, and 405 in the Kalibrs.
Zelenskyy detailed the origins of the components, noting that U.S. companies produce converters for Kh-101 missiles and Shahed-type drones, sensors for UAVs and Kinzhal missiles, analog-to-digital converters, and microelectronics. Switzerland manufactures microcontrollers for Russian UAVs, the U.K. produces microcomputers for drone flight control, Japan provides optoisolators for cruise missiles, Germany supplies switching connectors, the Netherlands makes processors, and South Korea provides servomotors and bearings. The largest volume of microelectronics – at least 50 units per “shahed” – comes from China and Taiwan.
“All relevant data for each company and each component are provided to partners, and they know exactly what to target,” Zelenskyy said.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Adviser – Commissioner of the President for Sanctions Policy, emphasized the need for coordinated action. “We are carefully monitoring and analyzing the components Russia continues to receive from third countries. Today, a systemic, coordinated G7-level decision is needed to close these loopholes and ensure sanctions are effective,” he said.
Zelenskyy added that Ukraine has already submitted proposals to partners to restrict supply chains and is preparing new sanctions against entities that aid Russia’s war effort.
