Ukrainian hackers disrupted a closed-door meeting at Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, exposing Moscow’s deep dependence on Chinese components in the production of military drones used in the war against Ukraine.
A recording of the meeting, published by Ukrainian prankster Yevgen Volnov, captures officials discussing supply chains for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In the audio, one participant acknowledges that nearly all electrical components used in Russian drones are sourced abroad.
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“If we’re talking just about electrical components, then 90% is always foreign raw materials. They simply aren’t produced in Russia,” a voice says during the meeting.
Another participant adds that even basic materials are no longer domestically available: “Even the plastic is Chinese now, right? Because there’s no Russian plastic.”
The meeting was abruptly interrupted when Ukrainian hackers broke into the conference feed with explicit threats, warning participants they had been identified.
“All your faces are recorded, so watch your backs. You, the bald one, first,” one of the hackers said.
According to independent outlet ASTRA, the remark was directed at Alexei Serdyuk, head of the ministry’s Department for Unmanned Systems and Robotics and a former deputy to Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov. Serdyuk is then heard asking an assistant to shut down the meeting.
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