Kyiv shared the findings with partners, warning that Western technology continues to power Russia’s missile strikes. Officials call for tighter export controls and crackdowns on illicit supply chains. 5X
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine: newer missiles show fewer Western parts, critical electronics remain
Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s sanctions commissioner, says newer missiles show fewer Western parts and more Russian/Belarusian substitutes, but critical foreign electronics remain inside. 4/
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Missile parts traced to firms from US, UK, Switzerland, Japan, Belarus, Russia
Ukrainian experts identified U.S. firms Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and Altera inside the missile. They also traced parts to Fujitsu in Japan, College Electronics in the UK, and Traco Power in Switzerland. Belarus’s Integral and Russian companies supplied the rest. 3/
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Russian Iskander missile hit Ukraine Cabinet with 35 US-made parts
The Russian Iskander that hit Ukraine’s Cabinet on Sept 7 had 30+ foreign-made parts – Kyiv Independent. Experts found 35 US-made parts plus electronics from Japan, UK and Switzerland. Western sanctions ban such exports, but Russia gets them via smuggling and re-exports. 1/
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Washington Post interactive shows Ukraine bombing sounds and war sirens
Source: https://
washingtonpost.com/world/interact
ive/2025/ukraine-bombing-sounds-war-sirens-russia/?itid=hp_world_p007_f004
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Sumy deputy mayor: silence scarier than strikes; Russia no pause
“When it’s quiet, it’s scarier,” says Sumy’s deputy mayor of nonstop strikes. A senior EU diplomat warns Russia has no intent to pause. Economist Kateryna Kibarova notes people may feel uneasy without blasts after war — evidence of deep psychological conditioning. 4X
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Russia’s drone raids exceed 2024 monthly totals in single night
Russia’s drone raids now exceed 2024 monthly totals in a single night, says Carnegie’s Michael Kofman. Trump invited Putin to Alaska but failed to secure a ceasefire. In June, Kharkiv sirens lasted 205 hours. Explosions reach 120–180 dB, causing instant hearing damage. 2/
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Russia’s acoustic terror rewires brains like PTSD, civilian deaths up 50%
Russia’s “acoustic terror” rewires brains like PTSD via relentless night raids. It makes 2,700 Shaheds monthly, up 17% since spring. Civilian deaths rose 50% in early 2025. On June 17, brothers Maksym and Artem Tverdokhlib died when a missile leveled their home. 3/
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Russian airstrikes on Ukraine surged fivefold in 2025
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine surged fivefold in 2025. In June–July, Russia launched 11,739 drones and 433 missiles, killing 518 and injuring 1,500+ civilians. Drone use is 10х July 2024 levels, with single raids surpassing last year’s monthly totals — WP. 1/
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NYT interactive on Ukraine war drones tanks military
source: https://
nytimes.com/interactive/20
25/09/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-drones-tanks-military.html
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