Zelenskyy sanctions 225 Russian shadow fleet captains

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees enacting decisions by the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) to apply new sanctions packages, particularly measures against 225 captains of vessels in Moscow's shadow fleet that export Russian oil products.

Source: Zelenskyy in presidential decrees

Details: The list features citizens of 11 countries: Russia, India and the Philippines.

The Ukrainian authorities said monitoring in the Black, Red and Baltic Seas has revealed that these captains commanded vessels from Russia's shadow fleet, transporting oil in breach of EU, G7 and other international sanctions.

A second sanctions package covers 46 Russian citizens, two Iranian citizens and 44 Russian companies servicing Russia's military industrial complex.

These include firms that supplied, developed, produced and repaired equipment, electronic warfare systems and spare parts for Russia's arms industry. Their products were used in the production of ballistic and cruise missiles, attack and reconnaissance drones, small arms and ammunition.

The two Iranian citizens were linked to the supply of aviation parts and components through sanctions evasion. This took place in the interests of the Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, a partner of Russia in the development and production of Shahed-type drones, which is already under sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the United States, Switzerland and New Zealand.

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