The bloc's foreign ministers blacklisted shipping firms, drone makers, propagandists, and judges tied to Alexei Navalny's death, the Council confirmed on 15 June.
The package landed hours after a Russian missile and drone barrage damaged the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. High Representative Kaja Kallas tied the two together, unveiling the measures ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council, which she chairs.
A response framed around war crimes
Russia escalated its attacks on civilians overnight and struck a UNESCO-protected landmark in Kyiv, Kallas said.
"These are war crimes, and Russia will have to answer for them," she wrote.
The bloc answered the same day with asset freezes and travel bans.
Drone makers and Chinese suppliers in the crosshairs
The new measures name seven individuals and 21 entities that prop up Russia's military-industrial complex and its middlemen abroad. The list targets producers and suppliers of drones and other military gear. Among them is NPO Lavochkin, a firm founded by the Russian space corporation Roscosmos. Rustakt, ASFPV, and IONOS also appear on the roster. Two Chinese companies, Shenzhen Minghuaxin and Xinxiang Richful Lubricant Additive Company, round out the named suppliers. The bloc also listed ERA Military Innovation Technopolis and the Advanced Research Foundation, both set up by the Russian state to build military drone systems.
Shadow fleet and a Lukoil unit
A second tranche hits two individuals, Tahir Garayev and Konstantin Rogach, alongside 24 entities linked to Russia's shadow fleet. The designations cover Lukoil-Western Siberia and companies registered in Russia, Liberia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, and Hong Kong. The fleet helps Moscow ship crude oil around Western price caps.
Propagandists and a Kremlin culture fund
The Council also blacklisted 10 prominent Russian propagandists and one entity for information manipulation. The listed entity is the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, created by a decree from Vladimir Putin. Named individuals include Anatoly Kuzichev, Kirill Fedorov, Roman Antonovskii, and Maria Volkonskaya.
Listings over Navalny's death
A further 15 people and one entity face penalties over the persecution and death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. They include Russian judges, prosecutors, FSB officers, and medical staff. The bloc acted on a joint statement issued in February 2026 by the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. That statement said Navalny was poisoned in February 2024 with the toxin epibatidine. The listed entity, IPJSC NTK, helped build a facial-recognition system used to track Navalny's supporters, the Council said.
These designations run alongside a broader 21st package the Commission proposed on 9 June. That wider effort targets banks, oil traders, refineries, and crypto platforms. The EU aims to adopt it by 15 July, before a review of the Russian oil price cap. Separately, the Council renewed its Crimea-occupation sanctions through 2027 after an annual review.
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