President Zelenskyy announced sanctions against propagandists and the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation: who is on the list President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the imposition of sanctions against individuals and entities associated with Russian propaganda and the so-called "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation. "Today, another package of our state's sanctions against those who help Russia wage this war – against those who provide Russia with 'Shaheds', against those who transport Russian oil," Zelenskyy said in his evening address. According to him, the sanctions list includes individuals and legal entities. "Everyone who is involved in Russian aggression must be held accountable," the President emphasized. While the specific names and entities included in the sanctions list have not yet been publicly disclosed, Zelenskyy noted that the sanctions target those who supply Russia with Shahed drones and facilitate the transportation of Russian oil. This suggests that the list likely includes individuals and companies involved in the production, procurement, and transportation of these goods. The sanctions are part of Ukraine's ongoing efforts to increase pressure on Russia and its supporters, as well as to limit Russia's ability to finance and conduct its military operations.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the next sanctions steps aimed at countering Russian aggression. In particular, it concerns the blocking of the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Telegram channel of the Head of State.

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"New sanctions steps. We are increasing pressure on war propagandists and those who justify Russia, and together with partners we are blocking the activities of the Russian shadow fleet. The relevant decrees are already on the website. Another NSDC decision on functionaries is also being prepared. The decree will be issued soon," Zelenskyy said.

In particular, it concerns decrees №229/2025 and №230/2025, which have already been published on the President's website. According to the first decree, sanctions affected 59 individuals, and according to the second - 71. In addition, among them are not only citizens of Russia, but also China. Restrictions have also been imposed on 18 legal entities.

In particular, the following were sanctioned:

• Oleksandr Shelest - Russian propagandist;
• Anastasia Benedisyuk - Head of the Reporters Department of the Television Information Agency on the Belarusian state TV channel Belarus 1 TV. 20 restrictive measures have been applied to her;
• Yuriy Bardash - Russian producer of music projects, who has Ukrainian origin.

Companies registered in the Russian Federation and Belarus and directly related to the dissemination of Kremlin propaganda were also sanctioned.

For example, the sanctions list includes the following companies:

• information agency "New Edition";
• publication "Eurasia Daily";
• website "Readovka.Ru";
• media resource "Pravda.Ru";
• information agency and publishing house "Inforos";
• information and publishing center of the government of St. Petersburg "Petrocenter";
• public organization "Belarusian Slavic Committee";
• publication "BusinessPress";
• "MediaGroup NewsFront"
• information agency "Rex".

Let us remind you 

On April 10, Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine is preparing new sanctions packages against the Russian Federation, in particular its shadow tanker fleet, with the help of which the aggressor state finances the war. He also added that the sanctions will be implemented in stages.