Transportation of military cargo to Russia: Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on 29 merchant vessels
23 May 17:10
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees implementing the National Security and Defense Council’s decision to impose sanctions on the occupiers and on naval vessels that are part of Russia’s shadow military-logistical fleet. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing the Office of the President.
The first sanctions package includes 127 Russian occupiers involved in missile strikes on Ukraine, particularly on critical infrastructure and civilian targets.
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Restrictions have been imposed on commanders of long-range aviation units of Russia’s Aerospace Forces who launched over 4,100 air-launched cruise missiles—X-101, X-55, X-555, X-22, X-32—and “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missiles. In addition, they carried out strikes on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, and a high-rise building in Ternopil on November 19, 2025, resulting in the deaths of 38 people, including eight children. Among them are those who carried out strikes using FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 bombs on Mariupol in March 2022.
Sanctions have also been imposed on the commanders of the missile and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces’ ground forces. They carried out over 1,100 attacks using Iskander-K ground-launched cruise missiles and Iskander-M ballistic missiles. As a result, critical facilities and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine were attacked, including a devastating strike on a café-shop in the village of Groza in the Kharkiv region on October 5, 2023, which killed 59 people, the central part of Sumy was attacked, resulting in 35 casualties, including two teenagers, and a devastating strike on the center of Chernihiv on April 17, 2024, where three missiles killed 18 people and injured another 78.
Another group includes 29 civilian merchant vessels involved in transporting cargo for the Russian Federation’s military needs. They are used for the regular transport of large volumes of weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and personnel of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Most of them are subject to sanctions by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Regarding the others, Ukraine will work with partners to coordinate sanctions.
“Sanctions are a tool for systematically limiting Russia’s ability to wage war. Today’s package highlights the arms supply channels for the Russian army; let’s see which ports will now accept this ship. Another targets those personally responsible for issuing orders and carrying out missile attacks against Ukrainian cities. This is about raising the cost of aggression for Russia, complicating its military operations, and establishing irreversible accountability for strikes against civilians and infrastructure,” emphasized Vladislav Vlasyuk, the President’s Advisor and Representative on Sanctions Policy.
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