Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) has released a report detailing the components of a captured Russian cruise missile, claiming that it was constructed with parts from several countries despite international sanctions.
Developed by the Russian defense giant Kronstadt Group, the S8000 “Banderol” cruise missile was found to integrate Muramata batteries and Toshiba phototransistors from Japan, an RFD900x telemetry module from Australia, and Dynamixel MX-64AR servo drives from South Korea’s Robotis company.
A radio-frequency amplifier from US-based Maxim Integrated (acquired by American firm Analog Devices in 2021), a microcontroller from Switzerland’s STMicroelectronics, and a SW800Pro-A95 turbojet engine from China’s Swiwin were also reportedly included in the missile.
Many of the parts were primarily designed for general-purpose, commercial, and industrial applications, and were likely obtained through commercial supply chains and repurposed for defense uses to circumvent restrictions.
For example, the Chinese turbojet engine could be ordered from the Alibaba online marketplace website.
“Thousands of electronic components, originally intended to improve lives and fuel development, are perversely repurposed by aggressors into instruments of violence. These weapons rely heavily on foreign-made components. Disrupting this supply chain is critical to impede their ability to fight, occupy and kill,” HUR stated.
Not the First Time
Ukraine has discovered foreign-made parts in seized Russian defense assets since the start of the war.
In May 2022, US-made microchips were reportedly contained in a recovered Pantsir air defense system and a Kh-101 cruise missile. Two years later, Moscow’s military suppliers apparently found a loophole that enabled them to gain continued access to American technology.
In April 2025, a clock buffer developed by India-based company Aura Semiconductor was found across undisclosed Russian weapon systems that Ukraine seized.
S8000 Banderol Missile
The Banderol missile reportedly features high maneuverability and a warhead weighing up to 150 kilograms (330 pounds), traveling at a maximum speed of 650 kilometers (403 miles) per hour at a range of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles).
As the missile developer is also known to manufacture the “Orion” medium-altitude long-endurance drone used for reconnaissance and strike missions, the S8000 is believed to have been launched from the drone during combat in Ukraine.
It is also being adapted to be fired from Mi-28N attack helicopters.
