Ukraine sanctions Russian missile producers and military suppliers
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed two decrees imposing Ukrainian sanctions on Russian individuals and companies linked to ballistic missile production and the supply of equipment, electronics, components, tools, and raw materials for Russia’s military-industrial complex. The first list covers 51 individuals and 44 legal entities, while a second package targets 32 Russian citizens and 35 companies.
Key points
- Zelenskyy signed Decrees No. 1058/2026 and No. 1059/2026 on October 24, 2026.
- The first sanctions list covers 51 individuals and 44 legal entities linked to ballistic missile production.
- A second package targets 32 Russian citizens and 35 companies in Russia’s military-industrial supply chains.
- Sanctions cover suppliers of raw materials, machinery, tools, electronics, and components for missiles, drones, military aviation, and armored vehicles.
- Targets include Gagarin, Virgin-EK, and Pressmash.
- RUSAL companies imported nearly RUB 150 million worth of alumina into Russia between April 2024 and March 2025.
- Ukraine is working to extend the sanctions to other jurisdictions and coordinate them with international partners.
Why it matters
The measures target supply chains that support Russian ballistic missiles, drones, military aviation, armored vehicles, and other weapons. By sanctioning raw-material suppliers, machinery makers, electronics providers, and component manufacturers, Ukraine seeks not only to restrict individual entities but also to weaken Russia’s broader defense-industrial capacity. Kyiv also plans to seek broader international application of the restrictions.
What happened
On October 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decrees No. 1058/2026 and No. 1059/2026, implementing decisions by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against Russian entities involved in ballistic missile production and the supply of military-industrial inputs.
The first list covers 51 individuals and 44 legal entities. It includes companies such as the G. S. Petrov Plastics Institute, the Comet special-purpose space systems corporation, VitaReaktiv, Promenergo, the Kirov Biochemical Plant, and the D. I. Mendeleev All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Metrology, along with leaders of several targeted enterprises.
The second package covers 32 Russian citizens and 35 companies involved in supplying machinery, tools, electronics, components, and raw materials. Among the named targets are Gagarin, which supplies communications and control equipment for FPV drones; Virgin-EK, which supplies foreign electronic components to Russian military structures; and Pressmash, which provides metalworking machinery to plants involved in producing Kh-101 and Kh-59 missiles and Orion drones.
Sanctions were also imposed on enterprises in the RUSAL industrial group whose products are used in Russian military aviation, missile weapons, armored vehicles, drones, and other military production. RUSAL Trading House and the RUSAL Taishet Aluminum Plant imported nearly RUB 150 million worth of alumina into Russia between April 2024 and March 2025, with the material used in military aviation, missile, armored-vehicle, and drone production.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian coverage emphasizes the size of the sanctions lists and the specific roles of the targeted companies within Russia’s weapons-production chains. The measures are presented as part of a continuing effort to identify and sanction suppliers to Russia’s defense industry, with the stated objective of reducing its ability to produce weapons.
Background
The sanctions concern entities involved in producing and supplying components for long-range weapons such as Iskander, Kalibr, Kh-101, and Kinzhal. The targeted companies include manufacturers of ballistic-missile components, FPV-drone communications and control equipment, machine tools, chemical raw materials, optics and targeting systems, and military measurement equipment. The package also covers RUSAL enterprises whose products are used in Russian military aviation, missile weapons, armored vehicles, and drones.