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The EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian entities and individuals for their links to drone and missile components

The EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian entities and individuals for their links to drone and missile components

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October 12th, 2026

The EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian entities and individuals for their links to drone and missile components

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On Monday, the European Union decreed sanctions against nearly 1,600 Russian individuals and entities linked to Russia's armaments network, targeting in particular those suspected of having participated in the manufacture of components intended for drones and missiles.

La Unión Europea decretó el lunes sanciones contra casi 1.600 personas y entidades rusas vinculadas al entramado armamentístico de Rusia, apuntando de manera particular a aquellos sospechosos de haber participado en la fabricación de componentes destinados a drones y misiles.

In the most exhaustive single list of sanctions since the Kremlin unleashed a full-scale war against Ukraine nearly five years ago, the EU also directed its measures against 77 individuals accused of organising, working in, or overseeing "fraudulent elections" in occupied parts of Ukraine.

En el más exhaustivo listado único de sanciones desde que el Kremlin desencadenara una guerra a gran escala contra Ucrania hace casi cinco años, la UE también dirigió sus medidas contra 77 personas acusadas de organizar, trabajar en o dirigir "elecciones fraudulentas" en partes ocupadas de Ucrania.

In announcing the sanctions, the EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, stated that more than half of them "target the production chain of the ballistic missiles that Russia uses to kill Ukrainian civilians every day".

Al anunciar las sanciones, la jefa de política exterior de la UE, Kaja Kallas, declaró que más de la mitad de ellas "abordan la cadena de producción de los misiles balísticos que Rusia utiliza para matar a civiles ucranianos todos los días".

"This is by no means the moment to ease the pressure on Moscow; on the contrary, it is the moment to intensify it," she asserted.

"No es este, en absoluto, el momento de atenuar la presión sobre Moscú, sino, muy al contrario, de acrecentarla", aseveró.

The EU stated that the companies appear on a list drawn up by the Russian government itself "which identifies them as belonging to the Russian military-industrial complex and, therefore, entitles them to receive subsidies".

La UE declaró que las empresas figuran en una lista confeccionada por el propio gobierno ruso "que las identifica como pertenecientes al complejo militar-industrial ruso y, por lo tanto, tienen derecho a recibir subsidios".

The EU maintains that the officials who run the companies "support Russia's military-industrial complex".

La UE sostiene que los funcionarios que dirigen las empresas "apoyan el complejo militar e industrial de Rusia".

It argued that the sanctions are aimed at "mid-tier suppliers that constitute the 'core' of Russia's military industry".

Adujo que las sanciones están dirigidas a "proveedores de nivel medio que representan el 'núcleo' de la industria militar rusa".

The components they supply include, among others, electronics, communications equipment, radar and navigation systems, satellite and missile systems, as well as explosives and munitions.

Los componentes que proporcionan comprenden, entre otros, electrónica, equipos de comunicación, sistemas de radar y navegación, sistemas satelitales y de misiles, así como explosivos y municiones.

The measure brings the total number of Russian officials and "entities" sanctioned by the EU to more than 4,500, among whom are numbered President Vladimir Putin, oligarchs suspected of backing him, and dozens of legislators, as well as banks and the shadow fleet that transports oil illicitly.

La medida eleva a más de 4.500 el número total de funcionarios y "entidades" rusas sancionadas por la UE, entre los que se cuentan el presidente Vladimir Putin, oligarcas sospechosos de respaldarlo y decenas de legisladores, así como bancos y la flota en la sombra que transporta petróleo ilícitamente.

October 12th, 2026

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