Drones were used extensively in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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(Associated Press)

[Central News Agency] Although the West has repeatedly warned that Beijing's military aid to Russia will have serious consequences, German media reported that a Chinese company is negotiating with the Russian military and plans to provide 100 drones to Russia and assist in mass production.

German "Der Spiegel" (Der Spiegel) reported that the Russian military is negotiating with China's Xi'an Bingguo Intelligent Aviation Technology Company to produce suicide drones. The latter has agreed to supply Russia with 100 prototypes code-named ZT-180 before April. .

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Binguo also plans to export parts and technology to assist Russia in mass production, with a monthly output of up to 100 aircraft.

Military experts have judged that each ZT-180 drone can carry 35 to 50 kilograms of warheads, and its design is similar to Iran's "Witness-136" (Shahed-136) suicide drone, which is widely used by the Russian army to attack Energy installations in Ukraine.

There were signs of China's military aid to Russia last year. It was reported that a company controlled by the Chinese military planned to supply parts of Sukai-27 (Su-27) and other fighter planes to Russia, and even planned to fake the transport documents to disguise the parts of the fighter planes as civilian ones. aviation parts.

The intelligence agencies of some countries also found that Chinese companies provided Russia with satellite images of the Ukrainian front. The United States previously included Changsha Tianyi Institute of Space Science and Technology on the sanctions list.

In addition, German intelligence sources said that China used government-controlled import and export companies to transfer civilian drones to Russia via the United Arab Emirates for Russian military reconnaissance missions in Ukraine.

The one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is approaching, and the West has recently warned Beijing frequently that military aid to Russia will have serious consequences.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with the US "CBS" (CBS) that China was considering providing lethal assistance, warning that any military aid to Russia would "cause serious problems" for bilateral relations.

EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Josep Borrell also warned Beijing that it would be "crossing a red line" by supplying Moscow with weapons.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on a TV talk show today that he has made it clear to Chinese representatives that "provision of arms to Russia is unacceptable."