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Ukraine has claimed that Russia is facing an arms crisis.
Minimize the microchip as it has a ‘limited stock’ of hypersonic weapons left.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Schmihal estimated that Russia was limited to only “four dozen” hypersonic missiles.
Kyiv, It has been more than 6 months since the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is also facing sanctions from many countries including America, whose effect is now visible. Here Ukraine has claimed that Russia is facing an arms crisis. He has no more missiles left. Minimize the microchip as it also has a ‘limited stock’ of hypersonic weapons left. According to reports, after losing more missiles than initially estimated, Moscow is looking to acquire these semiconductor microchips.
According to a report in the Eurasian Times, Ukraine announced in May that Russia was using microchips from devices such as computers and refrigerators. The problem of microchips became a crisis as Russia had to turn to older Soviet-era rockets instead of modern precision missiles due to the decline in microchips.
According to a Politico report, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denis Schmihal estimated that Russia is limited to only “four dozen” hypersonic missiles. He said that these are missiles which have accuracy due to microchips. But due to sanctions imposed on Russia, deliveries of this high-tech microchip have stopped, and they have no way to replenish their stock. In particular, Russia has three types of hypersonic weapons – Avangard, Kinjal and Zircon.
Semiconductor chips are an essential part of hypersonic weapons, space sensors and even stealth aircraft. Moscow needs enough of these semiconductor chips to keep the war going. Microchips are manufactured by companies in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Taiwan and Japan. If Russia somehow bridges the microchip shortfall, the war could continue, which would be disastrous for Ukraine.
Ukraine is committed to preventing Russia from acquiring the high-tech microchips needed for both supersonic and hypersonic missiles. It has urged countries around the world not to help Russia with semiconductors, transformers, connectors, casings, transistors, insulators and other parts.
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tags: russia, Ukraine
First Published: September 08, 2022, 14:26 IST
