Summary
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported finding Western-made components inside Russian decoy drones, used in recent swarm attacks to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.
Dubbed “Parody,” these decoys are cheaper than Iran’s Shahed-136 drones but can mimic their radar signatures, creating fake targets to distract defenses.
Russia reportedly launched over 2,000 drones last month, half of which were decoys, with some crashing in Moldova, raising regional security concerns.
Despite sanctions, Western technology continues to appear in Russian weapons, complicating efforts to restrict Moscow’s drone capabilities.
The Ukrainian government has a vast list of all the electronics they are finding in Russian weapons and where they came from. It’s actually pretty impressive.
https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components
Nice! Would be funny if companies were fined by how much of their shit made it there.