New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Ukrainian Ambassador Reveals Significant Impact on Russian Military-Industrial Capabilities

Leroy Carter -

The United States has introduced a new set of sanctions targeting the Russian military-industrial complex and its programs for the development and production of chemical and biological weapons. The sanctions also affect entities within third-country jurisdictions that assist the aggressor nation in acquiring resources necessary for arms production. This information was shared by Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S., in a Facebook post where she described the new package as "powerful."

According to Markarova, approximately 280 entities are impacted by these sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department has listed nearly 200 entities, while the State Department is targeting nearly 80. The sanctions particularly affect entities from various jurisdictions including Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, and the UAE. These entities have facilitated the aggressor nation's access to foreign technologies and equipment essential for its military-industrial complex.

Specifically targeted are:

  • Five companies from the supply network for Russian drone production, including Tulun International, Ultran EK, RG Solutions, Juhang Aviation, and others.
  • Nine individuals and legal entities from the supply chain for the sanctioned Russian company Radioavtomatika LLC.
  • Seven entities affiliated with a Chinese network supplying electronics to Russia, such as Wuhan Global Sensor Technology Co, IPM Limited, and Chengdu Keylink Wireless Technology Co.
  • Two Chinese companies, Shandong and Shvabe Opto, that have been supplying products to the Russian military-industrial complex.
  • Ten entities from a network that procures machinery in Belgium and Turkey, including Sonatec, GIF, GIF Osborne, Etasis, and others.
  • Five companies from a network that procures electronics in Hong Kong, Slovakia, and the UAE.
  • Three companies from the procurement network of the previously sanctioned Russian automaker Kamaz.
  • Six companies that facilitated the procurement of sanctioned products abroad for Russia.
  • The CEO of the sanctioned Russian transport company TK Logimeks and three affiliated entities.
  • Evgeny Aliev, a procurement agent and coordinator for a network of intermediaries serving Russian military end-users, along with four associated entities.
  • A Turkish supplier of electronics to Russia, Alpha Impex.
  • Three executives of Russian companies previously sanctioned by the U.S.

Moreover, over 100 entities operating in the technological, defense, manufacturing, and transport sectors of the Russian economy are also impacted:

  • Fourteen companies from Russia's defense and related sectors, including TSKBA, Institute of Applied Physics, Lipetskii Mekhanicheskii Zavod, OKO Design Bureau, and others.
  • Fifty-five companies from the Russian manufacturing sector, such as Spetsagregat Plant, Mospress, Inno Beton 21, Radioizmereniya, Lassard, Poluprovodnikovykh Priborov Plant, Fryazinskii Plant of Powerful Transistors, and others.
  • Forty-four entities from the technological sector of the Russian economy, including Konstruktorskoe Byuro Farvater, Inkotekh, IBS IT Services, Orion, Cybersecurity Center LLC, International Club of Optical Innovations, and others.
  • Three companies from the Russian transport sector, namely FPK Transagency JSC, Eastern Trading Transport Company, and Reil Trein Service.
  • Two Chinese and twelve Russian companies involved in importing key components for the production of explosives, such as cotton cellulose and nitrocellulose, including Hengshui Heshuo, Hengshui Yuanchem, AMS Group LLC, Feniks, Khimtreid, Bina, Lenakhim, and others.

These extensive sanctions are part of a broader strategy by the United States and its allies to impede Russia’s capacity to sustain its military operations and to pressure the nation into complying with international law and norms.