Hikvision

Hikvision has created one of the most extensive marketing networks in the industry, including 66 subsidiaries and branches worldwide. Hikvision serves a variety of vertical markets, covering over 150 countries. The Chinese company Hikvision is actively operating in Russia, contributing to the Russian budget and supplying dual-use equipment that can be utilized for military purposes.

The Importgenius resource confirms the supply of Hikvision products to Russia through the company LLC "Hikvision."

In Russia, products such as drones, thermal imagers, and surveillance cameras from Hikvision are available for public access, and they can be used on UAVs, counter-drone rifles, and other equipment.

In 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a list of communication equipment manufacturers posing a national security threat to the United States. Hikvision was included in the top five Chinese companies on this list.

Nearly 90 percent of Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of banning the use of Hikvision cameras in official buildings due to the manufacturer's involvement in the repression of Uyghurs.

In 2023, the Australian government also approved a similar ban on the installation of Hikvision devices by government agencies.

Therefore, Hikvision provides Russia with critical goods that allow the functioning of the Russian defense industry and, in turn, contributes to the continuation of the war.

The vulnerability of the cameras was established by experts. It is through the access of Russian intelligence services to Hikvision cameras that adjustments to missile strikes on Kyiv are being made.