Ukrainian soldiers found the remains of a civilian drone made by a Chinese company, modernized and armed, allegedly used by Russia, as reported by the American channel on Thursday CNN.
The drone was shot down in a Ukrainian forest whose whereabouts they do not specify and his remains were shown to journalists of the television channel by Ukrainian soldiers after assuring that they had shot him with their automatic weapons “Ak-47”.
According CNNit was a UAV “Mugin-5”an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by a Chinese company based in the port city of Xiamenon the east coast of the Asian country.
The chain quotes bloggers specializing in technology who assure that these devices are known as “Alibaba drones”as they have been available for sale for approximately $15,000 on Chinese market websites, including Alibaba and Taobao distributors.
The company Mugin Limited confirmed at CNN that it was about fuselage of an aircraft of its manufacture and describes the incident as “deeply unhappy”.
For the information network, this is the most recent example of using a civilian drone which is modernized and assembled for use in the invasion of ukraine by Russia, a sign that the modes of warfare used by Moscow are changing rapidly.
Ukrainian soldiers told reporters that the drone was flying at a very low altitude when it was located and close enough to shoot him with automatic weapons, and that the device had been adapted to carry a bomb.
The armed commercial drone had no camera installed, meaning it could not have been used for surveillance, and makes it essentially similar to a “stupid bomb“, According to Chris Lincoln-Jones, a retired British army officer and drone specialist consulted by the American network.
“This particular drone we reviewed would be much more effective if it had a decent camera.said Lincoln-Jones.
He added that this commercial drone incident adds more evidence to the theory that Russia is not the military superpower the world might have expected.
On March 10, the United States sanctioned five Companies based in China who sell components to Iran for making drones like the ones Tehran supplied to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
“The United States will use every tool at its disposal to stop these activities, and we will work with our partners and allies to hold Iran accountable,” the secretary of state warned in a statement. Anthony Blink.
According to the head of the American diplomacy, This network “is responsible for the sale and shipment of thousands of components” for drones to HESA, an Iranian aircraft manufacturer sanctioned by Washington since 2008..
He United States Treasury Department pointed out in a statement that this company exported to Russia Drones model UAV Shared-136that the Russian army used in its offensive against Ukraine.
“Iran is directly implicated in civilian casualties resulting from Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine“, denounced the assistant secretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson.
Since September last year, when the United States detected the use of Iranian drones during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States Treasury has issued six rounds of sanctions against entities and individuals involved in the manufacture of these unmanned aerial vehicles.
The sanctioned companies are Koto Machinery, Raven, Guilin Alpha, S&C Trade, and Caspro, all located in China. One person, Yun Xia Yuan, an employee of S&C Trade, was also disciplined.
Under these sanctions, all their property and assets in the United States are blocked and they are prohibited from doing business and financial transactions.
(With information from EFE)
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