Exclusive: Russian company supplies military with microchips despite denials
Voice of America
A Ukrainian explosive technician examines the site of an explosion after a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv on April 6, 2024. A Russian microchip company continues to provide chips to Russian arms manufacturers despite its claims it doesn't, VOA has learned. AO PKK Milandr sales request
Russian microchip company AO PKK Milandr continued to provide microchips to the Russian armed forces at least several months after Russia invaded Ukraine, despite public denials by company director Alexey Novoselov of any connection with Russia’s military.
Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein talks during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 25, 2024. Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein shows pictures of him with his parents during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 25, 2024.
Christian Orthodox priest Hennadii Kharkivskyi leads a service at the chapel basement of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024. Christian Orthodox worshippers leave the chapel basement after attending a service at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024. Christian Orthodox priest Hennadii Kharkivskyi leads a service at the chapel basement of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024.
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