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Research into Russian Iskander-M and Oreshnik missiles shows that Russia continues to produce new missiles using both modern foreign electronics and components manufactured by Russian and Belarusian enterprises, Ukraine’s Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk said.
“In the examined Oreshnik missile, all identified components were manufactured exclusively by Russian and Belarusian enterprises. The role of Belarusian manufacturers is particularly significant, primarily Integral and the Transistor plant, whose products are regularly found in modern Russian missiles,” Vlasiuk said in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, components manufactured in the United States, Taiwan, Switzerland, Japan, China and Belarus were found in the cluster version of the Iskander-M missile, with some of the electronic components produced in 2024–2025.
“This means that despite sanctions, modern components continue to reach Russia’s military-industrial complex. Sanctions are working, but their enforcement requires significant strengthening,” he said.
Vlasiuk also noted that more than half of the dated components found in the Oreshnik missile were manufactured in 2023–2024, and parts produced in 2025 were also identified. A significant number of 2024–2025 components, including those manufactured in Belarus, were also found in the cluster Iskander-M missile.
According to the Presidential Commissioner, this indicates that Russia is not using only old stockpiles but continues serial missile production using a new electronic component base.
“The most important conclusion from these studies is that Russian missile production continues to operate. We see newly manufactured components, we see the involvement of Belarusian enterprises, and we see that some foreign technologies are still reaching Russian weapons,” Vlasiuk emphasized.
