In the middle of the night on April 28, 2023, a Russian missile struck a nine-story apartment block in Ukraine.
23 people lost their lives. Six of them were children.
The missile uses a digital map to navigate. The weapon does not work without the data chip with the map.
Therefore, it is not allowed to sell such chips to Russia. Yet this type of western parts are found in Russian missiles, which kill in Ukraine.
At the nine-storey block of flats there are tracks leading to the Norwegian Oil Fund.
Western arms units are killing in Ukraine. The tracks lead to Norway.
Published: 24/04/2024 20:27 | Updated: 24/04/2024 21:01
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- A missile launched in Ukraine contained data chips from a German company in which the oil fund is one of the largest owners.
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Ukrainian technicians analyzed the remains of the missile that crashed in Uman. They were crystal clear: it would not have hit the target without a number of electronic parts from the West.
There are strict rules for dealing with Putin’s regime. Nevertheless, many sanctioned goods still end up in Russia. And they are used in the Ukraine war.
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