The ballistic missiles that North Korea supplied to Russia contain foreign-made components. These are parts manufactured by companies from the USA, Great Britain, Japan, China and Switzerland. This is according to Defence blog.
The DPRK authorities have found loopholes and circumvent Western sanctions by forming new supply chains. For example, the missiles contain voltage converters manufactured by the British company XP Power.
Analysts at Conflict Armament Research (CAR) claim that North Korean-made ballistic missiles contain more than 290 electronic components obtained from companies in 8 countries.
Marking identified 26 companies from China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States. According to CAR, 75% of the components found in the KN-23 missile are made in companies from the USA, 16% in Europe, and the remaining 9% in Asia.
Western media also claim that Russia received more than 100 ballistic missiles from North Korea. These included KN-23 and KN-24. At the same time, there was no official confirmation of this information from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
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