Signal Ukraine's Zelenskyy Signs Decree Sanctioning 23 Companies, 20 Individuals Supporting Russia's Defense Industry

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting a National Security and Defense Council decision to sanction 23 companies and 20 individuals supplying or servicing Russia's military-industrial complex. Notable targets include Kidma Tech, which manufactures optical instruments, air defense systems and multiple-launch rocket systems and repairs missiles. Also targeted was the Morozov Plant, part of state defense conglomerate Rostec, which produces solid-propellant charges for Iskander-M ballistic missile engines among other items. Specelectronkomplekt, involved in guided missile production, and Aurum, which supplies electronic warfare systems and drones to occupying Russian forces, were also sanctioned. The sanctions were announced alongside separate Ukrainian strikes on Russian targets, reflecting a combined pressure tactic pairing precision sanctions on individual defense-supply nodes with deep strikes. Ukraine had imposed similar sanctions on Russian defense-industry-linked entities earlier in May, part of a continuing pattern of expanding sanctions.