President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed three decrees enacting decisions of the National Security and Defense Council on imposing new sanctions and extending expiring ones. The lists include individuals and legal entities directly connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex, linked to the Russian oil sector, as well as companies associated with sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
The first decree imposes sanctions on 33 individuals and 27 legal entities, aimed at weakening Russia’s military-industrial potential and preventing access to critical technologies.
Restrictions target drone manufacturers, aviation engine and optical equipment producers, as well as suppliers of imported technologies and components to the Russian Federation circumventing sanctions. These include Hardberry Rusfactor, producing drones and counter-UAV systems, and developing neural network systems for automatic equipment recognition and target designation; Jupiter Plant, manufacturing optical and optoelectronic devices, scopes, and micro-optics for small arms; Valday Opto-Mechanical Design Bureau, producing optics, night-vision devices, and FPV drones with thermal imaging systems; Shenzhen Weiliao International Trade Co., Ltd., involved in supplying components for drone production at the sanctioned Alabuga plant, which manufactures Shahed-type strike drones (“Geran”).
The second decree extends sanctions introduced in 2023 for a two-year period. This list includes companies linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs Petr Aven, Mikhail Fridman, and Andrei Kosogov.
The third decree imposes sanctions on four individuals and three legal entities linked to Russia’s oil sector and financing the continuation of the war. Through various business structures, they attempted to penetrate Ukraine’s financial system, creating risks of hidden influence over the banking sector.
In particular, sanctions target the CEO and the company Nefteavtomatika, as well as the CEO and the Kurgan Plant of Chemical Machine Building itself.
These decrees continue Ukraine’s comprehensive policy aimed at weakening Russia’s military-economic machine and preventing Russian influence over the strategic sectors of the Ukrainian state. This month, work is expected to accelerate on synchronizing Ukrainian sanctions within partners’ jurisdictions. Additionally, Ukraine anticipates the swift adoption of a truly robust 19th EU sanctions package.