The Ministry of Defense of Russia has published on its Telegram channel lists of companies from various countries, including Europe, which Russia claims are involved in the production of attack drones for Ukraine.
The list of “Branches of Ukrainian companies in Europe” includes 11 companies, including those in London, Munich, Riga, Vilnius, and Prague. The list of “Foreign component manufacturing companies” includes 10 companies, some of which are located in Madrid, Venice, and Haifa.
The Minister of Defense explained his gesture by saying that “the European public should not only clearly understand the real causes of threats to its security, but also know the addresses and locations of the “Ukrainian” and “joint” enterprises that produce drones and components for Ukraine on their territory.”
Commenting on the statement of the Ministry of Defense, the deputy head of the Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, wrote on the X social networking site that this “represents a list of potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces.”
“The moment when the attacks will become reality depends on what will happen next. Sleep peacefully, European partners!“, added Medvedev.
The Russian Ministry of Defense made this statement following a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which took place in Berlin, on April 14. Prior to the meeting, they were presented with seven models of drones produced at Ukrainian-German joint ventures, Zelenski’s office specified.
On the same day, Germany and Ukraine agreed on a four billion euro defense package, which includes Germany’s financing of a contract for several hundred missiles for the Patriot air defense system.