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On Oct. 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a list of new sanctions targeting nearly 400 entities and individuals accused of supplying Russia with advanced technology to support its “war machine.”
An earlier report noted that OFAC’s updated Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List included three firms highlighted in The Insider’s investigations. The updated count now stands at 11.
Companies from the following investigations have also been sanctioned:
- LLC Fasteir Interneshnl (ООО «ФастЭйр Интернешнл»; originally mentioned as “LLC FastAir International” in the investigation);
- Indian company Shaurya Aeronautics Private Limited;
- Indian company Ascend Aviation India Private Limited;
- Chinese company Sunshine Logistics Shenzhen Co. Ltd.;
- Turkish company Khius Uluslararasi Ticaret Ve Lojistik Anonim Sirketi.
BiZness as usual: 25 European companies still supplying the Russian army:
- JSC Kolomensky Zavod.
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- JSC Morion.
- PJSC Impulse.
The earlier report mentioned that the new U.S. sanctions package also includes the Russian firm Tool Company Gut LLC, as well as two Chinese companies, Sinno Group Limited and Win Key Limited. All three companies were featured in The Insider's investigations into the continued supply of German-made high-precision drills and metal cutters, as well as U.S.-made microchips, to entities affiliated with Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Recently appointed Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivileva (née Putina) — a distant cousin of Vladimir Putin — was also added to the list.