EU Adds Five Individuals to Russia Sanctions List for Supporting Military-Industrial Complex

The EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/1939 imposing asset freezing sanctions on five individuals all senior executives of Russian defence and military-technology companies. All five are designated for materially supporting Russia's military-industrial complex through the development, production, or supply of military technology used in the war against Ukraine. The listings target directors of companies involved in producing precision electromechanical components for the Iskander-M ballistic missile, communication systems and navigation receivers used in "Orlan-10" and "Tachion" UAVs, drone software and hardware with government contracts, space/military radar systems supplied to the Russian Ministry of Defence (under Roscosmos), and the RS-28 "Sarmat" ballistic missile.