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British Parts Found on Downed Russian Drones in Ukraine and EU

British parts were reportedly found in Russian-made spy drones captured by Ukrainian and Lithuanian troops. The part was discovered by researchers to be one of the European kits found on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed in Ukraine and neighboring countries during a conflict in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

A three-year study by Conflict Armament Research (CAR), funded by the European Union and the German government, suggests that the Kremlin is using opaque supply lines to circumvent EU and US sanctions and cannot buy military electronic components. The study tracked the flow of weapons and military vehicles to Russian-backed separatists in Donbas, who have fought the Ukrainian army since 2014.

One of the drones with British-made parts was captured by Ukrainian defense and security forces near Mariupol, a coastal city in the Donetsk region where the rebels founded a self-proclaimed republic. An autopsy of the device by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) found an inertial sensor, a type of measuring unit, manufactured by a British company named Silicon Sensing System in the report. There is no suggestion that the company violated the law or knew that its parts would be used for military purposes.