Zelensky reveals nine Western countries sending parts to Russia to build missiles and attack drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia unleashed massive overnight strikes on October 5, using 549 weapons systems built with more than 102,000 foreign-made components.

In a message posted to social media, Zelensky accused nine countries — the United States, China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, and the Netherlands — of failing to stop their technology from reaching Russia.

According to Zelensky, companies from these nations supply key parts such as microprocessors, sensors, computer systems, and analog-to-digital converters, all of which make Russia’s missiles and drones operational.

He revealed that Iskander and Kinjal ballistic missiles rely on U.S.-made technologies, while Swiss-made microcontrollers are used in drones and British microcomputers help guide missile and drone flight systems.

“We’ve submitted proposals to curb these supply channels,” Zelensky said. “Our partners already have detailed information on which companies and products to monitor — and how to respond.”

The statement comes as Russia steps up its nighttime air assaults on Ukraine, increasingly targeting the country’s power grid and plunging several regions into darkness.

During the same night, nearly 500 drones and over 50 missiles struck Ukrainian territory.

In Lviv, long considered one of the safer cities in western Ukraine, four people were killed in what local governor Maksym Kozytskyi called the region’s largest attack since the war began.

Further east, in Zaporizhzhia, one person died and ten were injured, regional governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed.