- Russia is running out of microchips, A Ukrainian official told Politico.
- Sanctions make it difficult for Russia to acquire the technology needed for powerful weapons.
- Ukrainian officials estimate that there are only four dozen hypersonic missiles left in the country.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told Russia that Russia was struggling to maintain its weaponry as sanctions made it increasingly difficult for the country to obtain the microchips that power some of its equipment. politics.
Ukraine estimates that Russia has used half of its arsenal and has only four dozen hypersonic missiles left, according to Shmyhal. Without the microchips that make the missiles accurate, the country appears to be unable to replenish supplies, Shmyhal said.
“Due to the sanctions imposed on Russia, the deliveries of this high-tech microchip equipment … have stopped and they cannot replenish these stocks,” Shmyhal told Politico.
They are using older and less sophisticated equipment to try to preserve high-tech components, Didric Cops, senior researcher for arms exports and trade at the Flemish Institute for Peace, told Politico.
“The increasing number of ‘dumb’ rockets found in Ukraine shows that Russia is battling supply chain shortages,” the police said.
A “shopping list” of technologies Russia wants to acquire, obtained by Politico, shows the country desperately needs microchips, most of which are made by U.S. companies including AirBorn, Intel and Texas Instruments.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in May that the country even uses microchips in dishwashers and refrigerators for military purposes.
