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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

Chinese State Firm Shipped 46 Tonnes of Material Into Russia's Kamikaze Drone Supply Chain, Records Show

Russian kamikaze drone and sappers of Ukrainian police; documents show Chinese carbon fibre quietly fueling Russia’s drone war (Credit: National Police of Ukraine/WikiMedia Commons)

A Chinese state-owned company shipped up to 46 tonnes of material to a Russian facility involved in the production of long-range attack drones earlier this year, according to internal shipping records reviewed by Western governments.

The documents, obtained by POLITICO and also reviewed by The Telegraph, allege that the material was listed under a customs code used for civilian synthetic fibres.

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