The United Kingdom has expanded its sanctions regime against Russia, targeting a new wave of individuals and entities.
The Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing international media, that the British government has added 10 individuals and 18 companies from various jurisdictions, including Cameroon, China, and Thailand, to its restrictive measures list.
The sanctions specifically target Russian firms such as Eltech Component and SNK Trade. International entities included in the list are China-registered M9 Logistics Ltd and M9 Logistics Co, Thailand-based Sea 2 Sky, Canopus Trading Group, and Tanaq, as well as Cameroon's Enangue Holding. Among the sanctioned individuals are Elmir Saifullin, Chulpan Islamova, Savsan Yusupova, Sergey Kashchenko, Mikhail Volovik, Yegor Nikitin, Anastasia Barysheva, Konstantin Trifonov, Pavel Nikitin, and Michel Guy Ateba. Pavel Nikitin, a native of Belarus, was identified in the official notice as the owner of the companies Rustakt and Santross.
These measures are part of a broader international effort to disrupt supply chains and financial networks supporting military operations. Under the regulations, any assets held by these entities in British banks will be frozen, and the named individuals are prohibited from entering the United Kingdom. Since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, Western nations have continuously tightened economic pressure on Moscow, focusing on third-country intermediaries that facilitate the procurement of restricted technologies and components. The UK has now sanctioned over 2,000 individuals and entities under its Russia-related framework.
