Minister Raimondo said that Russia uses semiconductor components of kitchen appliances to make weapons because of a lack of supply, but has not provided evidence.
During a hearing before the US Congress on May 11, Secretary of Commerce America Gina Raimondo quoted information from the Ukrainian Prime Minister as saying that “some of the Russian military equipment left behind has semiconductor components from kitchen appliances, such as dishwashers and refrigerators”. She said that the Russian defense industry “has difficulty in producing more chips” and is restricted from importing technology.
“Our approach is to prevent Russia access to technology that could cripple their ability to continue a military campaign. That’s exactly what I’m doing,” Raimondo said. The US Commerce Secretary said two Russian tank factories recently had to stop working.
Armor of pro-Russian separatists passes through the village of Bezimenne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 7. Image: Reuters.
A US defense official earlier this week said that the embargo is starting to affect Russia’s ability to replenish weapons, “especially certain types of electronic components used in precision-guided munitions”.
Russia has not commented on the above information.
Russia on February 24 launched a special military operation to “demilitarize and de-fascist Ukraine”. After more than two months of hostilities, US officials believe that Russian forces are increasingly using more conventional bombs due to a limited number of precision weapons. They think this is one of the reasons why Russia used hypersonic weapons to attack Ukraine.
A US defense official recently said that Russia launched about 10-12 hypersonic weapons at targets in Ukraine. However, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley during a hearing on May 11 said the way Russian forces used hypersonic weapons “didn’t give them much advantage” in Ukraine. .
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