The European Union has added five Russian individuals to its sanctions list, citing Moscow’s intensified attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
The new measures come days after one of Russia’s deadliest recent attacks on Kyiv, which killed 17 people. A similar Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital in July killed 12.
The EU said the latest sanctions were prompted by what it described as Russia’s “intensified strikes deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure” across Ukraine.
Among those sanctioned is Ramil Badgutdinov, the head of a company involved in the production of Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Another newly sanctioned individual is Aleksandr Dyukarev, head of the KrasMash plant, which manufactures Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Russia has not used Sarmat missiles in Ukraine, although Moscow has continued testing and developing the system.
The remaining three individuals are directors of Russian defense companies involved in military communications systems, software development for unmanned aerial vehicles and space-related military technologies, according to the EU.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc would continue increasing pressure on Moscow.
“With its army stalled on the battlefield, Moscow is further escalating its campaign of terror against civilians,” Kallas said. “The EU must continue to intensify pressure on Russia until Moscow ends its war.”
The latest designations add to the EU’s extensive sanctions regime against Russia, which has targeted individuals, companies and sectors of the Russian economy since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
