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Darya Kuzmina, Head of the Sanctions Department at StateWatch (Kyiv)
Sofiya Maksymiv, Senior Analyst at StateWatch (Kyiv)
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Ray Wong, Chair of the Advocacy Committee at the European Hong Kong Diaspora Alliance
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The @TrapAggressor team analyzed 56 Russian manufacturers of FPV drones. 44 of those were identified to have legal entities: trap.org.ua/en/publications/…
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The new Russian UAV ‘Gerbera’, which imitates the Shahed-136/Geran-2 to overload Ukrainian air defence, turned out to be a modified prototype of the Chinese aircraft model manufacturer Skywalker Technology Co., Ltd.
This was reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on their website "War & Sanctions". Russia is only assembling the drone at its Alabuga factory, using kits originally imported from China. Moreover, it contained electronics from 18 Western companies.
List of companies whose components were detected in the drone:
6 companies from China: Skywalker Technology Co, Ltd, Mile Hao Xiang Technology, Topotek, Xingkay Tech, UIY Inc and XLSEMI.
They also use elements from 18 international companies: Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, ATMEL Corporation, U-blox, STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors, Altera Corporation, Infineon Technologies, Ampleon, Xilinx Inc, Realtek, Pulse Electronics Corporation, Micron Technology, Analog Devices, Integrated Silicon Solution, Monolithic Power Systems, Linear Technology Corporation.
@AD_News @NXP @GregAbbot_TX @ST_World @broadcom @monolithicpower @EllieTopotek @Mary39420834 @ublox @AmpleonRF @Carolin30198767 @AMD @XilinxInc @MicronTech @NatSemiNet @MicrochipTech
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1/8 How 🇷🇺 weapon with US tech killed a 6-year-old in Ukraine, investigated by @StephaniBaker & @DarynaKrasno. Thanks for exposing gaps in US/EU export controls fueling Russia’s attacks & mentioning @KSE_Institute, @bilousova_o & @elinaribakova. bloom.bg/3NwaNQV
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Britain’s National Crime Agency has for the first time asked a court to permanently seize funds held by a Russian oligarch, arguing that they are “proceeds of crime,” because he allegedly moved the money in violation of sanctions regulations.
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Analyzing components in Russian UMPK from glide bombs which became a serious threat for Ukraine.
@TrapAggressor will publish a short material about it soon, our previous investigation about supplies of western components for the UMPK you can find here: trap.org.ua/en/publications/…
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If you hate Russians, STOP THE TRADE with this terroristic country. Isolate Russia from your technology and money. Make companies leave Russia. Enforce sanctions. Arrest those who break export control rules. It is a lot easier than surviving the war. Lose money, but save lives.
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We in @TrapAggressor showed that American satelite company @IridiumComm continues its work in Russian, running a sunsidiary with Russians, affiliated with the FSB. trap.org.ua/en/publications/…
Western countries do not sanction the communication field because of "freedom of speech".
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⚡️ EU agrees to unlock frozen Russian assets for Ukraine.
💬 “The money will serve to support Ukraine’s recovery and military defense in the context of the Russian aggression,” stated the Belgian Presidency.
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Russia shipped more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to North Korea in March in defiance of UN sanctions, the White House said on Thursday. The US is preparing sanctions to target those aiding such transfers, @felschwartz and @xtophercook report ft.com/content/2dfe6440-e111…
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Russian oligarch Fridman made EU annulate the statement that Fridman "managed to cultivate strong ties with the administration of Vladimir Putin, and has been referred to as a top Russian financier and enabler of Putin’s inner circle ... managed to acquire state assets through
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⚡ Reuters: Russia asks Kazakhstan for gasoline after drone attacks hit refineries, reportedly seeking 100,000 tons to ease shortages.
Drone attacks reportedly stopped 14% of Russian primary oil refining capacity by the end of March.
Belarus has already agreed to help Russia with gasoline supply, Reuters said.
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Unidentified cargo headed for Russia. The photo from Russian smuggler Andrey Zverev, who supplied Zala Aero, Russian drone manufacturer, with sanctioned electronics.
“Nobody knows what you’re bringing inside the truck,” Zverev said.
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Some unknown drones today hit Alabuga in Tatarstan. Companies from Alabuga were repeatedly sanctioned by the US and the EU for producing Shaheds. @TrapAggressor showed western components in Russian UAVs and previously reported on factories in Alabuga for “The Washington Post”.
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Updated the roles in our team @TrapAggressor😉
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January: some Turkish banks refused to work with Russian banks, fearing sanctions. There is a termination of correspondence relations and the suspension of payment processing without formal closing of contracts.
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The problem is how Starlink can understand that their terminals are bought for Russians and block these transactions?
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Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp is avoiding purchases of Russian Sokil crude oil due to Western sanctions.
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The world’s biggest oilfield services company SLB has no plans to exit Russia
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