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Oleh Ivashchenko, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, reported this.
“We have confirmed information that China is supplying machine tools, special chemicals, gunpowder, and components directly to Russian military plants. We have verified data on 20 such factories,” he shared.
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He added that between 2024 and 2025, at least five instances of aviation-related cooperation were documented, involving equipment, spare parts, and technical documentation. In six additional cases, large shipments of special chemicals were delivered.
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According to the FISU, as of early 2025, 80% of the critical electronics used in Russian drones originate from China.
The report notes that to bypass sanctions, Chinese entities use deceptive labeling and shell companies to ship microelectronics components to Russia.
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In February 2025, an investigation by the Schemes project discovered that China had become the primary — and in some cases the sole — supplier of key semi-metals to Russia following the imposition of Western sanctions.
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