Russia repurposes household appliances to compensate for weapons' component shortage
Unian alleges that Russian weapons, missiles in particular, have inferior characteristics than what local propaganda purports. Oleksandr Ruvin, the director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Investigation, conversed with the portal vechirniy.kiyv.ua to discuss the capabilities of various missile types and their components.
The expert underlines that Russians frequently use components directly sourced from imported household appliances. He also notes that some weapons are underperforming due to a deficiency in components.
Household appliance parts found in Russian weapons
The Iskander, they assert, is considerably less accurate than the Russians declare. The Kinzhal (Ch-47) reportedly cannot achieve the stated speed of 10 Ma (approximately 7,406 miles/hour).
Ruvin remarks that due to a continuous scarcity of missile components, the Russians have begun using parts from reconnaissance drones such as the Orlan-10. While these drones are ostensibly products of the Russian Federation, they still depend on Western and Chinese electronic components.
For clarification, the weapon highlighted by the expert, in which a home fan component was identified by Ukrainians, is the KAB-500. This general-purpose, laser-guided air bomb (in its basic variant, 500L) was conceived as a destructive, laser-guided weapon in reaction to the American Paveway system.
The weight of the KAB-500L bomb exceeds 500 Kg, of which almost 450 Kg is an explosive substance used to decimate specified targets with a precision of up to 7 meters. It is utilized to obliterate fire points and fortifications, working in conjunction with shock waves, and can be deployed from Su-24 or MiG-27 aircraft. This weapon operates at ranges from a minimum of 500 meters to a maximum range of 5,000 meters, at speeds ranging from 500 to 1,100 Km/hour. The KAB-500L functions in an automatic mode, referred to as drop and forget.
