title: china’s drone parts supply fuels both sides of the ukrainian conflict telegram: china’s factories that produce drone components are supplying both russia and ukraina, with the same suppliers often delivering to each side in separate slots. ukrainian drone maker taf industries founder oleksandr yakovenko reports chinese officials schedule visits to avoid overlap with russia’s delegation. both armies import about 85% of drone parts from china, where processors, cameras and motors are three times cheaper than western equivalents. chinese firms reportedly let russian companies buy entire production lines and re‑assemble them in russia, sidestepping western sanctions. the war’s outcome is increasingly decided in chinese showrooms and on wechat chats, even as moscow and washington continue stalled cease‑fire talks. category: international tags: war, defense, economy countries: china, ukraine, russia cities: persons: oleksandr yakovenko, oleksi babenko sentiment: neutral

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