Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: Russia sanctions circumvention

Russia's Shahed drones carry almost 100 foreign parts each, Ukraine says

Ukrainian specialists cataloguing drone wreckage have traced components from the US, China, Taiwan, Germany and Japan, all routed through intermediary networks. Separately, a firm called A7 processed more than $500 million in prohibited transactions in the first four months of 2025, with over $130 million going to Russia's defence industry.

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