[Wen/Observer Network Chen Sijia] On October 5 local time, Ukraine President Zelensky said that Russia used more than 50 missiles, including the Dagger hypersonic missile, and about 500 attack drones that day to launch large-scale air strikes in various areas of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement announcing attacks on multiple energy facilities, ammunition depots and Ukrainian military deployment sites in Ukraine.
Zelensky blamed the unfavorable situation on other countries '"support" for Russia and tried to pressure countries to expand sanctions against Russia. According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on October 6, Zelensky claimed on social media on the 5th that Uzbekistan found parts from the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries in Russian drones and missiles. He called for "effective sanctions" on Russia's military supply chain.
Zelensky said that as winter approaches, Russia is trying to "destroy Ukraine's civilian infrastructure." The drones and missiles launched by the Russian army contain parts made in many countries. He claimed that each Russian "Dagger" hypersonic missile contains 96 foreign parts, and the nearly 500 drones used by Russia contain more than 100,000 foreign parts.
Zelensky claimed that the foreign parts used in Russian weapons came from companies in the United States, China, Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands. he named criticism of several Western countries, saying that the American companies produced several Russian missiles and electronic components for the "Skype" drone, and the British company produced microprocessors for Russian drone flight control.
Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready to impose new sanctions on “helping Russian individuals” and has already submitted a plan to limit supply to partners, “The G7 sanctions coordinator meeting is about to be held and we look forward to a systematic solution to ensure the effectiveness of sanctions.”
He added that Ukraine's foreign ministry will summon "ambassadors from countries that can help" and that if some countries stop supplying Russia with parts for the production of missiles and drones, the threat to Ukraine will drop significantly.
"Unfortunately, many key parts are still supplied to Russia from Europe and the United States, and we are not talking about a dozen parts, but hundreds of thousands of parts," Zelensky said."There must be some specific links." We are doing everything we can to make this pressure work."
In response to Zelensky’s remarks, the British Commerce Ministry said measures had been taken to prevent British companies from supplying products to Russia for military purposes, and the British government had implemented “the toughest package of sanctions” that “prohibited the export of thousands of goods to Russia, including all the warfield goods that Ukraine has drawn our attention to.”
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Western countries have imposed a series of sanctions on Russia, but Russia has adjusted its economy and manufacturing to reduce the impact of Western sanctions.BBC notes that after European countries cut their purchases of Russian oil and gas, Russia has exported more energy to countries such as India and China.
Zelensky said on the 5th that Russia used more than 50 missiles, including the Dagger hypersonic missile, and about 500 attack drones in the early morning of the day to launch large-scale air strikes in various regions of Ukraine.
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that in the past day, Russian air forces, attack drones, missile units and artillery forces hit energy facilities related to the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, mobile equipment used for the transport of weapons, Ukrainian fuel supply centers, U.S.-made “Himas” multi-powered rocket artillery systems and drone storage and launch facilities, as well as Ukrainian military positions.
Recently, Zelensky has made many China-related remarks. He told the United Nations General Assembly,"China is a powerful country, Russia is completely dependent on China, and China must force Russia to stop its aggression." He also claimed that "without China, Russia would be nothing, but many times China remains silent."
Regarding Zelensky's remarks, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on September 24 that China has always been aboveboard on the Ukrainian crisis. From the first day of the crisis, China has adhered to an objective and fair position and insisted on persuading peace and promoting talks. All parties concerned are clear about this.