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The Telegraph: China secretly supplied Russia with components for Geran drones

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • The Telegraph reports that a Chinese state-owned company supplied Russia with 46 tonnes of polyacrylonitrile fiber used to produce high-strength carbon fiber.
  • The material is used in military drones that Russia deploys against Ukraine, according to the report.

A Chinese state-owned company secretly supplied Russia with raw material used to produce carbon fiber for military drones, Britain’s The Telegraph reported, according to Estonia’s Postimees.

The Telegraph’s investigation, based on Russian documents, identified 46 tonnes of polyacrylonitrile fiber. The material is used to make high-strength carbon fiber.

The carbon fiber is used in military drones that Russian forces use to attack Ukraine, the report said.

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