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1/5 KSE Institute 🇺🇦 with International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions have detected 174 foreign components in Russian Shahed-136/131, Lancet and Orlan UAVs. 91% of them were manufactured by companies from sanctions coalition countries. More: t.ly/Kgv97 Michael McFaul Andriy Yermak Shapoval

WORKING GROUP PAPER #13 "Strengthening Sanctions on Foreign Components in Russian Military Drones" by Olena Bilousova, Shapoval, and Vladyslav Vlasiuk 💙💛🇪🇺 📄 READ HERE: ow.ly/wKb250PMW5S

🫡🥳 Shapoval Yuliia Pavytska Olena Bilousova

We are about to publish very important paper! Stay tunned👀 Olena Bilousova Benjamin Hilgenstock Elina Ribakova 🇺🇦 Shapoval

1/5 Our research examines 250+ Western companies, like Intel Analog Devices, Inc. AMD Texas Instruments, whose products appear in RU weapons. Despite due diligence improvement, $2.9B of critical components were supplied in Jan-Oct 2023. bit.ly/3SezKmQ

1/3 Russian imports of CNC machinery tools surged to $292M in Jan-Oct 2023, a 33% increase. Key suppliers, including Germany, South Korea, and Taiwan, collectively account for over 82%. Concerningly, many Russian buyers remain unsanctioned. bit.ly/3SezKmQ

Elina Ribakova 🇺🇦 testified today in the US Congress about Western battlefield components reaching Russia. The takeaways: (1) Russia's military still relies on Western technology. (2) Current measures are insufficient to limit Russia's access to these technologies. (3) To

1/3 The Canadian CBC News: The National is exploring how Western parts end up in Russian weapons & how the West, including Canada, contributes via intermediaries. Ben Makuch met Ukrainian hackers and Olena Bilousova from KSE Institute 🇺🇦. Watch the investigation here: bit.ly/3TtnUWI

1/4 Nikkei Asia reports 🇷🇺 still exploits loopholes in dual-use goods imports for its war, with China's significant support. Thanks Peter Guest & Tracy Wen Liu for investigation of this issue, featuring insights from Olena Bilousova KSE Institute 🇺🇦: s.nikkei.com/4bCnaok

1/5 Olena Bilousova KSE Institute 🇺🇦 with Ahiia Zahrebelska NACP Ukraine, Vladyslav Vlasiuk 💙💛🇪🇺 International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions, Olena Tregub from NAKO & Denys Hutyk Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU), joined the NAKO discussion on Western components in Russian fighter jets, moderated by Hanna Hopko.

LIVE: U.S. semiconductor manufacturers’ lackluster compliance with export controls has fueled Russia’s war machine. Today my subcommittee is asking company executives whether their failures stem from willful ignorance, or something more. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

How a Russian missile loaded with Western technology killed a 6-year-old girl in Ukraine. We go deep into one attack and reveal that Analog Devices is the company whose components are most frequently found in Russian missiles. Featuring the terrific work of the Kyiv School of Economics and the

⚡️ KSE Institute 🇺🇦 releases a new report on Russia’s military-industrial complex (MIC). Despite 🇷🇺 efforts to obscure its MIC, our analysis exposes its networks, financing & global support sustaining its war machine! 📖Read the full report: t.ly/dl_D3 Key insights👇

1/5 China and Hong Kong supplied 76% of Russia’s battlefield goods — and facilitated 90% of all such imports in 2023! How these goods reach Russia, and in which categories China 🇨🇳 has become a near-exclusive supplier — all in our latest report: t.ly/6SN4b

1/5 Russia’s military-industrial complex runs on 692 clusters, with 113 dominating! 🧩 Mapping their location, sectors, products, and logistics breaks this complex system into pieces—critical for exposing vulnerabilities & disrupting supply chains. More: t.ly/GXYbY

Key points from our new report Rethinking European Security in the Face of the Russian Threat in the thread below:

1/4 Amid Russia’s aggression, 🇺🇦 ramps up its arms production. An The New York Times piece by Constant Méheut covers this growth, referencing KSE Institute 🇺🇦’s Olena Bilousova. It highlights Ukraine’s efforts to bolster self-sufficiency in weapons manufacturing. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/wor…