Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian ballistic missile producers and those helping Russia evade sanctions and act in its interests in the occupied territories – Center for Investigative Journalism

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into effect the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine’s decision to apply sanctions against Russian entities involved in the production of ballistic missiles, those who facilitate evading sanctions in the financial sphere, and individuals acting in Russia’s interests on the temporarily occupied territories of our country.

The corresponding decrees dated 11 October have been published on the head of state’s website.

As reported by the Office of the President, in accordance with decree No. 1036/2026, the first sanctions list includes 70 Russians involved in the production of the ballistic missiles Iskander-M and Zircon, which Russia uses to inflict massive strikes on Ukrainian cities and communities, to kill people and destroy critical civilian infrastructure.

“In response to these constant attacks, Ukraine applies not only long-range sanctions but also sanctions against key personnel of Russia’s defense-industrial complex and chemical sector who participate in organizing the continuous industrial cycle for ballistic missile production,” the statement says.

As noted, among them are workers from the Votkinsk Plant, the V. V. Bahirev Institute of Mechanical Engineering, and companies “Radar MMS”, “Granite-Electronic”, “Anzit”, “Aviatek”, “Metafrax Chemicals”, “Altai”, “Nevinnomyssk Azot”, “Azot”, the plants “Salut”, “Strela”, “VNIIR-Progress”, “Mashinostroitel”, “Avant-garde”, and named after Sverdlov and Morozov, the Voskresensk Aggregate Plant, as well as research institutes “Pole” and “Submicron.”

All of these enterprises are already under Ukraine’s sanctions and partly under the sanctions of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Canada, and New Zealand. Now our country will work with partners not only to fully synchronize sanctions against these objects of the Russian defense-industrial complex and chemical sector but also against their key personnel.

“Enterprises that produce Iskander and Zircon have long been under Ukraine’s sanctions and those of most partners. But missiles are assembled by specific people: engineers, technologists, production managers. Now we are adding to the sanctions list their 70 key workers of the missile chain, from chemical plants supplying propellant components and explosives to the assembly shops of Votkinsk. Everyone who makes missiles for strikes against Ukrainian cities must understand: personal accountability is real, and it will not pass,” emphasized the adviser – presidential representative for sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasyuk.

In the sanctions package introduced by decree №1037/2026, sanctions apply to 28 individuals and 27 legal entities who help Russia evade sanctions in the financial sphere. Among them are companies—the operators of crypto exchanges, cryptocurrency exchange services, their executives and owners. Restrictions are also imposed against leaders and owners of companies belonging to the shadow banking network A7 and publicly offering tools to circumvent financial sanctions. Previously, U.S. sanctions were imposed against the A7 network.

In another decree No. 1035/2026, sanctions were applied against 10 individuals and 21 legal entities, as well as against two seagoing vessels that are aiding Russia and act in its interests on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. They finance this unprovoked and aggressive war by Russia against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, plunder our natural resources, and spread Russian propaganda. This includes collaborators who serve the aggressor, work for it and assist Russian occupiers. Among them are also companies providing Internet and television services, conducting geological exploration, producing electronics and metal products on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

To recall:

20 August 2026, President Zelensky launched four decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on sanctions against Russian military-industrial complex enterprises, companies included in the under-sanctions group “Rusal”, collaborators, Russian top officials, and authors and distributors of the cartoon “Masha and the Bear.”

13 September 2026 year Volodymyr Zelensky signed three decrees, which implemented decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on imposing sanctions against ships of the Russian shadow fleet, against enterprises and individuals associated with Russian state corporation “Rostec”, and against ten propagandists who justify Russia’s aggression, including his former spokesperson Yulia Mendel.