The 'Iskander' missile used by Russian forces to attack a government building in Kyiv contained over 30 foreign components, including those made in the USA, the UK, and Japan. This was reported by the President of Ukraine's authorized representative for sanctions policy, Vladislav Vlasюк.
According to Vlasюк, the examined 'Iskander' missile had the following distribution of components by manufacturing countries:
- 35 components - made in the USA;
- 1 component - made in Japan;
- 1 component - made in Britain;
- 1 component - made in Switzerland;
- 5 components - made in Belarus;
- 57 components - made in Russia.
Among the foreign manufacturers are companies such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and Altera (USA), College Electronics Ltd (UK), Fujitsu (Japan), and Traco Power (Switzerland).
It should be noted that for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces struck the building of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kyiv. As a result of the attack, no government employees were harmed.
From the rubble of a collapsed nine-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital, rescuers retrieved the body of a deceased man. In total, as a result of the Russian shelling on September 7, three people were killed in Kyiv, including a child.
During military conflicts, details such as components from American, British, and other foreign manufacturers in missiles can indicate international support or supplies from various countries. In this case, the revelation of foreign components in the Russian 'Iskander' missile that attacked Kyiv may cause additional tensions and provoke a reaction from the international partner community.