Western technology has been found in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine, fuelling calls from Kyiv to tighten sanctions and export controls on Moscow.
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00:00Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reached the milestone of 1,000 days.
00:05Over this period, drones have reshaped modern warfare, enhancing reconnaissance, precision
00:10strikes and battlefield awareness.
00:13Ukraine's diverse fleet, ranging from small commercial drones to larger UAVs, has played
00:18a key role in countering the Russian military.
00:22The war in Ukraine is an absolute drone war.
00:25I think we've seen that over the last two and a half years.
00:30I think it's important to differentiate that drones are not drones.
00:36Some talk about quadcopters, some talk about, well, almost airplanes.
00:42Our drones at Quantum Systems are reconnaissance drones, I would say, of the middle class.
00:48Despite sanctions, Western-made components are commonly found in Russian drones.
00:54These parts, initially designed for non-military users, are adapted for military drones, allowing
00:59Russia to continue producing advanced UAVs.
01:05Part of these Western components have been exhibited at the Quantum Systems office in Berlin.
01:10We have to focus our sanctions work on ensuring that the electronic components of Western
01:20production are also perpetrators of daily war crimes in Ukraine.
01:32Over recent months, Russia has escalated its use of drones in attacks on Ukrainian cities,
01:37employing them to hit critical infrastructure, overwhelm air defences and exert psychological
01:41pressure through a strategy of low-cost, high-volume strikes.