Starting September 1, 2024, China will impose restrictions on the export of drones and their components. Robert «Magyar» Brovdi, commander of the 414th Separate Regiment of Strike Unmanned Aircraft Systems (OPUBAS), sounds the alarm.
On Facebook, the most famous «drone pilot» of the Ukrainian Armed Forces advises to prepare «for a new test». Magyar expects a greater shortage than with Western ammunition — at least they are periodically added. Robert Brovdi sees China’s restriction as an attempt to «make Ukraine sit down with» for negotiating with Russia on unfavorable terms.
«It will be expensive and small. And a couple dozen new millionaires will appear. Different «suits».
In July, the Chinese government announced restrictions on the export of a number of UAV-related goods from the country. According to Brovdi, the important event, which has a significant impact on the course of the war, has received little attention in Ukraine due to a lack of awareness of Chinese affairs. He argues that the restriction will negatively affect many Ukrainian manufacturers.
«Although the developments are perhaps the best in the world, all imported Chinese components are assembled into finished products».
The OPUBAS commander provides a list of goods and components that will be restricted. It is taken from a message from one of the Chinese carriers.
- Carbon frame for quadcopter
- Carbon beam for a quadcopter
- Quadcopter
- Motor for a quadcopter
- A set of components for a quadcopter
- A set of frames for quadcopters
- Navigation camera for a quadcopter
- Flight controller for a quadcopter
- Landing gear for quadcopter
- Propeller for a quadcopter
- Frame for a quadcopter
- Signal amplifier for the remote control of a quadcopter
- Digital data transmission system for a quadcopter
- Digital radio communication detector
- Radio system
- Radio station
- Portable radio
- Video transmission system via radio channel
- RAB systems
The tone of Magyar’s message, with its many obscenities, also speaks to the seriousness of the changes. He talks about the gradual (through the accumulation of reserves) nature of the changes, comparing them to the stages of cancer.
UPDATE: Meest China would like to comment on this news and explain the terms of delivery from China:
“We understand the public outcry that was caused by the news about the ban on sending components for drones from China and our mailing to customers. But, as a logistics company operating in an international legal framework, we were forced to warn our customers about such global official restrictions from China.
However, in the context of the news, there is a critically important nuance, namely, the temporary impossibility of sending applies only to postal parcels directly from sellers, while the majority perceived this as a complete impossibility of delivery, or as a separate update of the company’s rules.
We are trying to clarify several important things. Firstly, we are talking about limiting delivery specifically in the format of a postal parcel for your own use, and specifically from mainland China. But there are also commercial shipments, which were not discussed. In this regard, for advice and subsequent orders, please contact us on the website https://meest.cn/.
Secondly, we have been preparing for this ban and are doing everything possible to provide other delivery options for such goods in the near future. Clients will learn about this by notification in their personal accounts.
Thirdly and most importantly, the changes are caused by innovations in Chinese legislation and concern the shipment of such goods to all countries of the world (this is not a separate initiative of our company, not a decision of the Ukrainian authorities) and we, as a carrier, will do everything possible to continue working in the new conditions.
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