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• the UK announces 56 new sanctions in its largest sanctions package against Russia since May 2023聽

• today鈥檚 action disrupts the supply of vital equipment for Putin鈥檚 war machine and bears down on Russian malign activity globally, exposing the corrupt activities of Russian proxy military groups in Africa

• the UK is the first G7 country to directly sanction Russian backed mercenary group Africa Corps, responsible for threatening stability and security across Africa

The UK has today announced a wave of new sanctions against Russia鈥檚 military industrial complex, further restricting the supply of vital military equipment Putin desperately needs for his illegal war in Ukraine.鈥�鈥�

New targets include suppliers supporting Russia鈥檚 military production, Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and a GRU agent involved in the use of a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury. 聽

These sanctions will directly target the supply of goods to Russia鈥檚 military and constrain vital resources crucial to conduct Putin鈥檚 illegal war in Ukraine.聽聽

Today鈥檚 action targets entities based in聽China, Turkey and Central Asia involved in the supply and production of goods including machine tools, microelectronics and components for drones, all of which Russia needs to support its illegal invasion of Ukraine. 聽

This announcement comes ahead of the European Political Community Summit in Budapest today, where the Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss efforts to combat Russian malign activity across Europe and reaffirm the UK鈥檚 unwavering support for Ukraine. 聽

The Kremlin鈥檚 deliberate campaign to undermine and threaten European security and democracy and expand its sphere of influence is clear to see. Earlier this week, its attempts to interfere in Moldova鈥檚 democratic elections failed, but this is the latest development in a deliberate campaign by Russia to spread disinformation, incite violence and deter support for Ukraine. 聽

This latest package also targets 3 private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin, including Africa Corps, and 11 individuals associated with Russian proxies. These targets have direct links to the Kremlin, have threatened peace and security in Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic, and have committed widespread human rights abuses across the continent.聽聽

These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali, and Central African Republic (CAR), exposing and combatting Russia鈥檚 illicit activity in Africa, as it attempts to exploit the fragile security environments and natural resources in these countries for its gain and expand the Kremlin鈥檚 sphere of influence.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said:

Today鈥檚 measures will continue to push back on the Kremlin鈥檚 corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia鈥檚 attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin鈥檚 war machine. And smashing the illicit international networks that Russia has worked so hard to forge.

Putin is nearly 1,000 days into a war he thought would only take a few. He will fail and I will continue to bear down on the Kremlin and support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.

Today鈥檚 sanctions further build on the UK鈥檚 mission to combat Russian malign activity globally. Over the last month the UK has:

• directly targeted Russia鈥檚 illicit shadow fleet
• condemned the abhorrent use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
• cracked down on malicious Russian cyber gangs
• sanctioned the Kremlin鈥檚 mouthpieces who recklessly spread Putin鈥檚鈥痩ies across the world

Background

A full list of those sanctioned today is as follows: 56 designations made under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Twenty eight suppliers of machine tools, microelectronics, components for drones, ball bearings or other goods to the Russian military-industrial complex:

• VIRMAVIA O虐 (entity based in Estonia)聽
• DALKOS LLC聽
• LLC SHPINNER聽
• AK MICROTECH聽
• ELESAR GRUPP聽
• BY INOVASYON TEKNOLOJI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI (entity based in T眉rkiye)聽
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNIMATIC聽
• KB NAVIS聽
• CJSC PERSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AGENCY聽
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPEN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY聽
• STANEX GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (entity based in Kazakhstan)聽
• UZSTANEX LLC (entity based in Uzbekistan)聽
• KAZSTANEX LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (entity based in Kazakhstan)聽
• TSK VEKTOR聽
• AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD (entity based in China)聽
• SINO HOLDINGS GROUP CO., LTD (entity based in China)聽
• REDLEPUS TSK VECTOR INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD (entity based in China)聽
• HAINENG MACHINERY (HONG KONG) CO., LIMITED (entity based in China)聽
• ACE ERA CO., LIMITED (entity based in China)聽
• XIN QUAN ELECTRONICS (HONG KONG) CO., LIMITED (entity based in China)聽
• JINHUA HAIRUN POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (entity based in China)聽
• CHENGDU JINGXIN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD (entity based in China)聽
• MAKEWELL INDUSTRIAL TRADING CO., LIMITED (entity based in China)聽
• DONGGUAN SHENGYIN CNC EQUIPMENT CO., LTD (entity based in China)聽
• ZAPCHASTTRADE LLP (entity based in Kazakhstan)聽
• RABADAZIYA LLP (entity based in Kazakhstan)聽
• CPS ENERGY LLP (entity based in Kazakhstan)聽
• TOO TAWKZ (entity based in Kazakhstan)

Four individuals who have benefited since the invasion in key sectors for the Russian state:

• NATALIA KHIREVICH聽
• ALEXEY ALEXEEVICH STRELCHENKO聽
• SERGEY PETROVICH USHKO聽
• IGOR VLADIMIROVICH KHOMENKO

Five individuals who have supported the supply of goods to the Russian military industrial complex:

• JAE SIK BAN聽聽
• JOUNG OK HONG聽聽
• ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH PUSHKOV聽
• DENIS VALERIEVICH TROPIN聽
• KONSTANTIN SVYATOSLAVOVICH KALINOV

One entity connected to Russia鈥檚 financial system:聽

• OOO ZENIT FINANCE聽

Seven individuals connected to private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin:聽

• KONSTANTIN YURIVICH MIRZAYANTS聽
• STANISLAV ALEXANDROVICH ORLOV聽
• DAVOR DRAGOLOBOVIC SAVICIC聽
• ALEKSANDR SERGEEVICH KUZNETSOV
• MIKHAIL VICTOROVICH TURKANOV聽
• VITALIY NIKOLAIVICH YERMOLAEV聽
• ANATOLY ILYICH BIBILOV聽

Three individuals connected to private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin made under the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019:

• YEVGENY KHODOTOV聽
• ALEKSANDR YURYEVICH KUZIN聽
• EVGENY KOPOT聽

One individual connected to private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin made under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020:聽

• ANDREY VLADIMIROVICH AVERYANOV聽

Two private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin:聽

• BEARS BRIGADE聽
• PMC ESPANOLA聽

Three private companies with links to the Wagner Group:

• MARKO MINING聽
• THE OFFICER鈥橲 UNION FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY聽聽
• RADIO CENTRAFRICAINE LENGO SENGO

One private mercenary group with links to the Kremlin made under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020:聽

• AFRICA CORPS聽聽

One individual under the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019:

• DENIS SERGEEV