Components of Western and Chinese companies found in missiles from DPRK used by Russia to hit Kyiv – photo
Electronic components made by European, Western, Japanese and Chinese companies have been found in the North Korean Kn-23/24 ballistic missiles that Russia fired on Kyiv in February. Source: Ukrainska Pravda's sources in law enforcement Details: In particular, the missiles that fell in the Obolonskyi district of Kyiv in February contained Western microcontrollers, flash drives, converters, power supplies, amplifiers, satellite patch antennas, etc.
Advertisement:Among the manufacturers whose electronic components were used by the DPRK in the production of ballistic missiles are: German Siemens, American Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and Analog Devices, Inc., Japanese NSK Ltd./NSK Automation, Chinese ZHONGKEWEI and others.
Some parts and fragments bear tags with handwritten Korean characters.
SAG / SIEMENS (Germany)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
XP Power (design offices in the UK, the US (California) and Singapore)
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (USA)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
Analog Devices, Inc. (USA)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
NSK Ltd. / NSK Automation (Japan)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
ZHONGKEWEI (China)
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda's source
Background:
- On 20 February, Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a UK-based investigative organisation, examined 290 components of a ballistic missile that North Korea transferred to Russia to strike Ukraine and discovered that hundreds of them were manufactured by European and American companies.
- According to media reports, sanctions against the DPRK are to be included in the 13th EU sanctions package.
- The Security Service of Ukraine stated that Russian forces had launched over 20 North Korean weapons on Ukrainian cities since December 2023, including Hwasong-11 (KN-23/24) ballistic missiles.
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