The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War noted that cooperation with China has allowed Russia to bypass Western sanctions on imports of electronics for drone production. Ukraine’s military intelligence estimates that Russia receives up to 65% of components for its Geran drones from China. Beijing rejects the claims.

Poland and its allied countries scrambled fighter jets in response to Russia’s large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine, according to a statement from the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces.