A Russian Orlan-10 drone captured by Ukrainian troops contained a Xilinx brand semiconductor in the drone's targeting system. The image taken of the drone was clear enough to show the product line and other identifying markers such as its place of manufacture. Using trade data, CNS researchers gathered import data on all imports of Xilinx brand products to Russia from the time period of January 2017 to October 2021. From there, CNS researchers keyword searched the import data for the product code “Spartan-6”. There were 10 results. Two of those results led to a wholesaler in St. Petersburg, the city where the drone’s manufacturer is located. [1] The importer, an electronics wholesaler in St. Petersburg EFO Corporate, is located at 9 Mendeleevskaya Street in Saint Petersburg’s Kalinin District. The trade declarations in possession of CNS name this same address as the custom broker's address for both the May 2019 and October 2019 deliveries. The manufacturer of the Orlan-10 drone, the Special Technology Center, is also located in Saint Petersburg’s Kalinin District, with Google maps putting the estimated drive time between 9 Mendeleevskaya and its office as 13-15 minutes. Given the reliability of Russia’s pre-February 24th data, and the limited number of Spartan-6 chips that were exported to Russia, it is highly likely this was a means of acquisition.[2] The providers of the Spartan-6 Xilinx chip were listed as “Not Available” and “Astro Express Logistics,” a Singapore-based freight forwarder in trade data held by CNS. It is imperative that companies recognize red flags such as freight forwarders and verify the ultimate end users of their products.[3] Footnotes [1] CNS cross-referenced detailed Russian customs documents with public tax records of electronic wholesalers in the vicinity of the Orlan-10 manufacturer [2] ibid [3] ibid