Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian companies in Crimea

Ukraine has introduced a new package of sanctions against 66 individuals and 13 legal entities involved in the work of the occupation authorities in Crimea and support of the Russian army. The restrictions affect both propagandists and collaborators, as well as companies and institutions that integrate the peninsula into the legal framework of the Russian Federation.

This is stated in the decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The President of Ukraine has signed Decree No. 695/2025, which enacts the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of September 20, 2025 "On the Application of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)."

By this document, Ukraine expanded the sanctions pressure on individuals and organizations working for the occupation authorities of Crimea. In total, 66 individuals and 13 legal entities were subject to restrictions.

The sanctions list includes the heads of the so-called ministries of the occupation authorities in Crimea; representatives of the Russian judiciary involved in political persecution and human rights violations on the peninsula; propagandists and organizations that spread Kremlin disinformation; and structures that directly support the Russian army.

As stated in the decision, all these individuals and organizations are involved in the implementation of the Kremlin's occupation policy, the implementation of Russian legislation on the peninsula and the integration of Crimea into the administrative and legal field of the aggressor state. Their activities pose a direct threat to Ukraine's sovereignty and security.

The list of legal entities against which sanctions have been imposed includes:

• Autonomous non-profit organization "Committee of Families of Soldiers of the Fatherland of the Republic of Crimea";
• Joint Stock Company "Russian Dome";
• Military Cossack Society "Black Sea Cossack Army";
• State Budgetary Educational Institution "Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University";
• Crimean Republican Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization "Federation of Computer Sports of Russia";
• Crimean Republican Headquarters of the People's Militia - People's Guard of the Republic of Crimea, a state-owned institution;
• Automation.PRO LLC;
• Garant-Krym LLC;
• Kerch Naval Shipyard Fregat LLC;
• Sevastopol Correspondent LLC;
• SIVIS LLC;
• Digital City LLC;
• Bakhchisaray Technopark Management Company LLC.

The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea emphasized that strengthening sanctions pressure is one of the key tools in the fight against the aggressor: it allows for a prompt response to challenges, protection of national interests, and prevention of integration of the temporarily occupied territories into the Russian legal framework.

In June, the EU Council extended until June 23, 2026, the sanctions imposed over Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol. They prohibit the export of certain goods and technologies to Crimean companies or for use on the peninsula in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors, as well as in the production and development of oil, gas and mineral resources.

Анна Бальчінос