President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree implementing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on 10 Russian transport and logistics companies that deliver cargo to Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
The sanctions list includes private Russian companies that deliver items to the Russian occupiers and handle return shipments, essentially providing logistical support to the Russian army.
Also included in this package are enterprises operating in the temporarily occupied territories using infrastructure seized from Ukrposhta. They not only distribute pensions and other payments, but also function as passport offices, illegally issuing passports to people and serving draft notices.
Postal operators that have circumvented sanctions to create channels for so-called parallel imports of dual-use goods (such as electronics and drones) are also subject to the sanctions.
“Postal services play a special role in delivering microelectronics from abroad. It is unacceptable that a microchip can be mailed from Germany to Moscow. The sanctions are also aimed at restricting these supply channels. The relevant information has already been shared with our partners,” said Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk.