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Russian proxy claims one more missile targeting Crimea Bridge shot down as more explosions reported. Following Russian media outlets' earlier reports of Ukraine's strike on the Crimean Bridge, Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian proxy head of occupied Crimea, said that air defense had intercepted another missile over the Kerch Strait at around 3 p.m. on Aug. 12.
● Weapons
Russia has at least 585 missiles with range over 500 km. Russia's arsenal currently includes at least 585 missiles with a range of over 500 kilometres, not counting older Kh-22 missiles, spokesperson of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) Vadym Skibitskyi told RBC-Ukraine on Aug. 28.
China supplies Russia with up to 70% of the components for drones.According to the Yermak-McFaul International Working Group, China accounts for 67% of the supply of drone components (17% of them pass through Hong Kong). The shares of Turkey and the UAE are 5% and 2%, respectively. Components manufactured in Japan, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and other countries were also found in the drones. Analysts noted that many parts are available through public trading platforms, making regulatory oversight difficult. Therefore, the group proposes to harmonize the lists of sanctions between partner countries, to unify the lists of dual-use goods based on the Harmonized System's classification codes, and to expand the categories of goods subject to sanctions based on these codes. It is emphasized that companies should develop clearer guidelines to ensure compliance with the law. It is recommended that cooperation between producers and authorities be strengthened to improve compliance with sanctions and implement effective restrictive measures.
Russia deploys domestically-produced drones based on Shaheds. Russia has almost certainly started to deploy home-produced drones based on Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone designs, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its latest intelligence report on Aug. 16.
US asks Iran to stop drone supply to Russia. The U.S. has raised the issue of Iran's supply of attack drones to Russia during discussions with Tehran as part of an effort to "de-escalate tensions," the Financial Times reported on Aug. 16.
Financing of Russia’s new national project Unmanned Aerial Systems will amount to about 300bn rubles in 2024–2026, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov told reporters on August 6. “The preliminary figures are the following: 48bn rubles for 2024; about 117bn rubles for 2025; and 148bn rubles for 2026. This is huge money for the budget, but it’s worth it,” Belousov said. Under the president’s decree, the project is to be approved till
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