Components of Western and Chinese companies found in missiles from DPRK used by Russia to hit Kyiv – photo

Ukrainska Pravda
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A KN-23 ballistic missile. Photo: open sources
A KN-23 ballistic missile. Photo: open sources

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.

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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