Ireland is investigating how the spare parts made inside the country got into Russian loitering munition, which the Russian Federation is using to attack Ukraine.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar informed about the investigation at a joint press conference with the President of Ukraine in Kyiv.

He said he did not believe that any Irish companies could have violated the sanctions.

Instead, while answering the reporters’ questions, Varadkar said about the possible involvement of some third parties.

“We know about the downing of that drone. We are conducting an appropriate investigation. We do not believe that any Irish companies could have violated the sanctions. Some third parties may have violated the sanctions. We take this very seriously,” Varadkar said.

The head of the Irish government assured: despite military neutrality, Ireland does not remain neutral politically and fully supports Ukraine in the struggle for independence and restoration of its territory.

Parts with the inscription “made in Ireland” were discovered the day before in an attack drone shot down over Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak.

“If the new Shahed and missiles now have Western or Asian components, there are not enough restrictions. The manufacturing companies also cannot accept that their components are present in weapons that kill people. We work with our partners, indicate the available components. Great work is constantly being done by many state bodies,” Yermak wrote.

The published photos show the foreign engine carburetor of the Iranian UAV that attacked Mykolaiv at night with the inscription “made in Ireland”. Some photos also showed that the Russians are trying to hide the country of origin of some components by covering up the serial numbers.

“We work with our partners, we indicate the available components. Great work is constantly being done by many state bodies,” Yermak added.

On July 18, in the Mykolaiv region, air defense shot down four Russian Shahed-136 loitering munitions. The industrial facility was hit, and the fire was quickly extinguished.

As previously reported, Russia not only received hundreds of Iranian drones but also sought to produce them at its own enterprise inside the country. Iran is helping Russia build a plant for the production of UAVs.