Zelenskyy sanctions nearly 70 collaborators and companies working for Russia's military-industrial complex

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree enacting decisions by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine to extend sanctions against entities serving Russia's military-industrial complex and impose sanctions on collaborators who have betrayed Ukraine.

Source: press service for the Office of the President

Quote: "The first decision extends sanctions against companies and their founders involved in manufacturing and modernising Russian firearms, developing drones and data exchange systems for the occupying forces, and providing meteorological and information technology support for Russian aviation."

Details: The second sanctions package is targeting 67 individuals and one legal entity that support Russia's armed aggression and serve Russia in the temporarily occupied territories.

They include so-called ministers, MPs and judges. Among them are Raisa Prylypko, a kindergarten director who helped abduct and illegally transfer children from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast to Russia. Also on the list are Ivan Dotsenko, head of the MIR agricultural company, who urged business representatives and farmers in Kherson Oblast to serve Russia, and Soyuzmetalservis, a company that supports the operations of metallurgical, coke-chemical, and coal businesses in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, parts of which have been illegally seized by Russian forces.

"Everyone who helps Russia wage war against Ukraine – whether on the battlefield, in the offices of the occupation administrations, or in mainstream and social media – must be prepared for new sanctions. Sanctions pressure on such individuals will only continue to increase, both in Ukraine and in other countries around the world," said Vladyslav Vlasiuk, President of Ukraine's Commissioner for Sanctions Policy.

Ukraine will provide all relevant information to its partners to support further efforts to align sanctions across international jurisdictions.

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