It’s 11 am, on a normal working day in Kyiv.

You're sitting in the corridor of your office because an air raid alert has been announced due to a missile threat. Suddenly, you hear loud explosions outside.

Back in June 2022, #Taiwan imposed sanctions on Russia, including a ban on direct supplies of modern chips that could be used in weapons.

However, the #Russian Kh-101 used in the attack against #Okhmatdyt was only manufactured a few weeks before the attack.

To find out how Russia, in the third year of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, circumvents sanctions and obtains modern electronics for its missiles and drones, follow the link:

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-taiwanese-chips-find-their-way

@timkmak is there actually a way for these sanctions to be effective?

I don't know a ton about the legal and regulatory aspects of dual-use designation beyond a passing familiarity of ITAR and the types of products it applies to, but I do know electronics, and those boards are only going to need a few restricted parts, with most only needing automotive or industrial grade specs (mechanical shock, operating temperature) rather than rad-hardened aerospace stuff. ten ICs may enable ten bombs.