The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has published data on 37 units of foreign equipment used by russia's military-industrial complex, including the almaz-antey enterprise, which manufactures anti-aircraft weaponry, and uralvagonzavod, the country's largest producer of tanks and armored vehicles.

Among the listed equipment are Chinese machine tools purchased by uralvagonzavod in 2023-2024.

The aggressor state's military industry depends on foreign equipment, particularly CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools. In 2024, as sanctions tightened, deliveries of Western machine tools became more complex, prompting russia to increase imports from China.

Payments are primarily conducted through VTB Bank and its Shanghai branch, with transactions carried out in Chinese yuan.

Chinese machine tools are equipped with German and Japanese CNC systems—Siemens, Heidenhain, and Fanuc. The main reason is that muscovites have experience working with Western systems, and most design programs are designed for them. According to available data, russia is actively training new specialists to work with Siemens, Heidenhain, and Fanuc systems, so switching to other systems is unlikely.

Uralvagonzavod and Almaz-Antey also continue to use equipment acquired before the full-scale invasion, including machinery from Emco (Austria), Grindex (Serbia), Hermle (Germany), and Tos Celakovice (Czech Republic), among others.

Publishing such data is crucial for monitoring restrictions on the supply of spare parts, technical fluids, and other consumables, without which these machines cannot operate.

Overall, the "Tools of War" section now contains data on 1,158 equipment units across 169 russian military-industrial complex plants. Around 20% of the listed equipment includes unique serial numbers, allowing supply chain tracking.