Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on June 13 after a deadly Russian missile attack on his hometown that foreign countries, including Ukraine's partners, should take measures against companies that help Russia circumvent sanctions and supply it with missile components.
"Unfortunately, Russia is still able to receive critical components for the production of missiles, which are created by companies from different countries of the world, in particular, companies from some partner countries," Zelenskiy said.
One of the missiles that hit Zelenskiy's hometown, Kryviy Rih, had about 50 components -- mainly microelectronics -- that were produced in other countries, Zelenskiy said without naming the countries.
Ukraine's partners have a list of companies that supply Russia with components, he said, adding that Kyiv was "waiting for conclusions and quick actions that will stop the Russian missile terror."
Ukraine has implemented sanctions against all companies in Russia that produce missiles, he said, calling for complete sanctions at the global level against the companies and a strengthening of export controls to the maximum extent possible.
A company or individual who acts as an intermediary or works with Russia so that "terrorists can continue to blow up residential buildings and kill people" deserve an appropriate response from the world, Zelenskiy said. "The partners have all the information about this."
The strike on Kryviy Rih killed 11 people and injured about 30 more. Some of the missiles launched at Ukraine early on June 13 were shot down by air defenses.
Zelenskiy said it would be cheaper to block the supply routes of components for missiles than to constantly spend resources on air defense.
The United States has imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on firms and individuals accused of procuring equipment used to make drones that Russia has purchased from Iran but has imposed fewer sanctions to curb the procurement of missile technology.
The United States on October 19 blacklisted one individual and two entities that the Treasury Department said procured electronics used in fighter jets, missiles, and other weapons systems.
The designated Russian network procured both military and sensitive dual-use technologies from U.S. manufacturers and supplied them to Russian end-users, the department said.