The missiles and drones used by Russia to attack civilian cities contain foreign components produced in at least 19 countries, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has said.

According to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), he said this at a meeting on preventing the illegal circulation of sensitive technologies, which was held in The Hague at Eurojust. Its participants were looking for a solution to deprive Russia of access to modern technologies, which it uses to create conditions unsuitable for life for Ukrainians.

"The missiles and drones that Russia uses for daily attacks on peaceful cities and towns in Ukraine contain foreign components produced in at least 19 countries. These are China, South Korea, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States and others," Kostin said.

Kostin said that a solution is now being sought to deprive Russia of access to modern technologies, which it uses to create conditions unsuitable for life for Ukrainians.

"It is extremely important to develop a comprehensive policy to prevent the illegal circulation of technologies and strengthen accountability mechanisms for those involved in such activities," he said.

According to the prosecutor general, an integral part of these efforts should be the criminalization of transportation, sale, purchase, delivery or other actions related to the supply of technological goods to sanctioned legal entities and individuals.

"We highly appreciate the work of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force created by the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Commerce, as well as the sanctions imposed by the EU, the United States, the UK and Japan regarding dual-use goods and advanced technologies that the Russian defense industry can use. We also welcome 14 "a package of EU sanctions that restricts the export of nine additional dual-use goods and advanced technologies and imposes stricter restrictions on 61 enterprises based in Russia and third countries," Kostin said.