The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has published new evidence exposing how foreign-made machinery continues to feed Russia’s missile, bomb, and ammunition production lines, despite global sanctions.
According to HUR’s Nov. 17 update, investigators identified multiple non-Russian industrial machines used in manufacturing glide-bomb kits (UMPK), missile components, and artillery munitions. The data, now available via the War&Sanctions platform, was compiled by participants of an OSINT hackathon held to mark the portal’s first anniversary.
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Among the key findings:
- Japanese and Chinese CNC technology on Russian glide-bomb lines: Analysts identified Okuma (Japan) and Hision (China) machining centers on production sites belonging to Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation, which manufactures UMPK kits used to convert dumb bombs into precision glide bombs.
- Taiwanese equipment used to produce mortar stabilizers: The Central Research Institute “Burevestnik” was found operating a vertical machining center Performa made by Taiwanese firm AKIRA SEIKI to produce stabilizing elements for mortar rounds.
- Foreign machines delivered after the full-scale invasion: Newly uncovered procurement data shows that Russian companies supplied the Votkinsk Plant – manufacturer of Iskander ballistic missiles and various cruise missiles – with Chinese KEDE and WMT machines, as well as Taiwanese CNC milling centers ECOM VL-12i, all purchased since 2022.
HUR says the findings are now being used to strengthen sanction proposals, close loopholes, and restrict the Kremlin’s ability to sustain high-volume weapons manufacturing.
The War&Sanctions platform, created and maintained by HUR, has in just a year and a half become a global tool for documenting supply chains, tracking sanctioned entities, and exposing foreign components enabling Russia’s war machine.
More than one million users worldwide, including governments, banks, corporations, and NGOs, have relied on the portal’s database. Its materials are routinely cited by major international media.
HUR thanked hackathon participants for contributions that “directly reduce Russia’s capacity to wage war.”
In recent months, Ukrainian intelligence has released technical profiles and supplier lists for missiles, cruise systems, and drone families – moves Kyiv says are essential to help partners close loopholes and block the flow of dual-use goods.
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Earlier this month Kyiv Post reported that published a detailed three-dimensional diagram of the Russian “Orion” strike-reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle and released data identifying 43 enterprises involved in its production, the agency said in a statement posted on the War&Sanctions portal.
In a special feature under its “Weapons, Components in Arms” series, HUR said the Orion – also referred to in Russian sources as the “Inokhodets” – is manufactured by the sanctioned Russian industrial group Kronstadt and has become a key element of Russia’s growing drone arsenal. The intelligence service provided technical specifications and highlighted the industrial network that supplies critical subsystems for the aircraft.
Last month, HUR published data on 145 companies that are part of or managed by Technodinamika, a holding of the Russian state corporation Rostec.
The Technodinamika holding plays a key role in the production of tube and rocket artillery systems as well as ammunition, propellants, and military-grade explosives.
Its enterprises also manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles, launchers for long-range cruise missiles, armor plates, and personal protection equipment. They develop simulators for military aircraft, parachute systems, and aircraft engines.
