Russian Iskander Missile That Struck Ukraine’s Cabinet Contained Western-Made Components

Ukraine has revealed that the Russian Iskander cruise missile that hit the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv contained dozens of foreign-made components, including parts from the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

The Gaze reports this, referring to a Facebook post by Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the presidential commissioner for sanctions policy.

“Indeed, an Iskander 9M727 (cruise) hit the government building, or rather part of it. The fuel burned. The warhead did not detonate, preliminarily as a result of the missile being hit. All exact answers will follow,” Vlasiuk wrote.

According to him, an analysis of a recently recovered Iskander showed it contained around 35 American-made components, one from Japan, one from the U.K., one from Switzerland, five from Belarus, and 57 from Russia. 

Among the companies identified were Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Altera (U.S.), College Electronics Ltd (U.K.), Fujitsu (Japan), and Traco Power (Switzerland). 

Belarusian firms such as Integral were also named, along with multiple Russian manufacturers.

Vlasiuk noted that compared to previous years, the number of European and U.S. parts in Russian missiles has decreased, while reliance on Russian and Belarusian suppliers has grown. He said the findings had been shared with international partners to support further sanctions.

The overnight missile and drone barrage on September 7 killed four people and wounded 44 across several cities, including Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Odesa. Three of the fatalities were in the capital. 

As The Gaze reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has released a video showing the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv damaged by a Russian missile strike.