Despite sanctions, Russia is buying American sniper rounds and other ammunition from the EU, and electronics used in Russian missiles are produced in the US.

As Politico writes, Russian-sanctioned companies Promtechnologiya, which manufactures Orsis T-5000 rifles, and Tetis purchased hundreds of thousands of cartridges manufactured by the American company, Hornady. The bullets were highlighted in a video by the Wagnerites, where the sniper praises the Orsis T-5000 rifle and notes that it uses Western 338 caliber ammunition.

The journalists documented these munition supplies, utilizing data from the Russian state register and international customs classification codes. During the investigation the publication also found declarations by several other Russian companies for ammunition manufactured in Germany, Finland, and Turkey.

In addition, according to the Yermak-McFaul group, companies from the US account for 81% of electronic components, Switzerland – 8%, and Japan and Germany – 3.5% each. Electronic components for missiles enter the Russian Federation primarily through third countries.