Russia continues the serial production of Banderol loitering munitions due to the availability of foreign components, including parts manufactured in 2025–2026.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, said this during a briefing with journalists.
“Most of the strikes on port infrastructure in Odessa have been carried out with Banderols. They have a large, 150 kg warhead. If foreign components were not available, I do not think they would be able to produce them. Foreign components remain available, which is why we are seeing newly produced Banderols from 2026 containing foreign components manufactured in 2025–2026,” Vlasiuk said.
He stressed that in June and July, Russian forces carried out 16 strikes on food infrastructure in Odessa, 80% of them using Banderols. According to him, Russian forces used this particular weapon to attack infrastructure related to food exports, including vegetable oil and grain.
The commissioner said that a significant number of foreign-made components had been found in samples of Banderol loitering munitions produced in 2025, including components from the United States (9), China (4), Japan (2), Switzerland (2), South Korea (2), and Australia (1).
At the same time, he stressed that the munitions Russia is currently using to attack Odessa were manufactured in 2026 and differ somewhat from earlier samples. Their components are still being examined.
