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Ukrainian forensic investigators found over 100 Western-manufactured components—from Texas Instruments, AMD, Nexperia, and others—inside Kh-101 cruise missiles that struck a Kyiv apartment building on May 14, 2026, killing at least 12 people. The missiles were manufactured in the second quarter of 2026, more than four years after the West imposed sweeping export controls, raising fundamental questions about the enforceability of technology sanctions against a determined adversary with access to global gray markets.