Triumph1300
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A tiny Austrian rotary encoder manufactured in 2024, after sanctions were in place, ended up inside a Russian Geran-2 drone.
It traveled through Hong Kong, then China, then into a Russian plant.
A Bosch spark plug produced in China in 2024 turned up in another drone engine.
German semiconductors, American components, Taiwanese parts, all in one model produced at Russia’s Alabuga facility, Ukrainian intelligence counted 294 foreign components.
Russia is now producing up to 3,000 Shahed drones a month. In 2025, Ukraine endured attacks on 357 nights out of 365. In the first six weeks of 2026 alone, more than 4,600 of these drones were launched.
The range of the Geran-2? About 2,000 kilometers. Which means nearly all of Europe is within reach.
It traveled through Hong Kong, then China, then into a Russian plant.
A Bosch spark plug produced in China in 2024 turned up in another drone engine.
German semiconductors, American components, Taiwanese parts, all in one model produced at Russia’s Alabuga facility, Ukrainian intelligence counted 294 foreign components.
Russia is now producing up to 3,000 Shahed drones a month. In 2025, Ukraine endured attacks on 357 nights out of 365. In the first six weeks of 2026 alone, more than 4,600 of these drones were launched.
The range of the Geran-2? About 2,000 kilometers. Which means nearly all of Europe is within reach.