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Western-made components found in weapons used in Russia’s suspected Ukraine war crimes, new investigation reveals

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A new report by the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) found various Western-made components in Russian weapons (9K720 Iskander; Kh-101; 3M-14 Kalibr (SS-N-30A; Tornado S 9K515 MLRS) used in the war in Ukraine.

The analysis is based on case studies of suspected war crimes, followed by the weapon used in each case study, before finally identifying the components found in such weapons and the branding on them. The case study includes 9 attacks that happened between March 2022 and February 2023.

We reached out to 24 companies mentioned in the report. Texas Instrument, Analog Devices, Traco Power, HALO Electronics, Microchip Technology, NXP, Marvell Technology, STMicroelectronics, and Intel responded. Integrated Device Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, Cypress Semiconductor, Spansion Inc., Xilinx, M-Tron, Mini-Circuits, Harting, Zilog, Anderson Electronics, Vicor, Motorola, Nexperia and VBsemi did not respond.

Company responses and non-responses are available below.

Company Responses

Texas Instruments View Response

Traco Power Company View Response

HALO Electronics View Response

Microchip Technology View Response

NXP Semiconductors View Response

Analog Devices View Response

Marvell Technology View Response

Integrated Device Technology (part of Renesas) No Response

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) No Response

Cypress Semiconductor (part of Infineon) No Response

Spansion (part of Infineon) No Response

Xilinx No Response

M-Tron No Response

Mini-Circuits No Response

Harting Technology Group No Response

Zilog No Response

Anderson Electronics (part of Lokos Electronics) No Response

Vicor Corporation No Response

Motorola Solutions No Response

Nexperia No Response

VBsemi No Response

StMicroelectronics View Response

Intel View Response