The sanctions list includes 29 individuals and 17 legal entities. Among them are representatives of Russia's judicial system who issued rulings in cases against Ukrainians in Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, including cases involving activists, journalists and politicians.
Among those sanctioned is Moscow judge Timur Vakhrameyev, whom Ukrainian authorities link to politically motivated rulings against Ukrainian civilians and volunteers. According to the Ukrainian side, he was also involved in the isolation of unlawfully detained Ukrainian journalists and the imprisonment of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity. Her death became known in October 2024, and Russia returned her body to Ukraine in February 2025.
The sanctions also target Russian media outlets that Ukrainian authorities say systematically spread propaganda and disinformation. They include Gazeta.ru, Lenta.ru and the Russian Union of Journalists.
"We believe that everyone involved in the persecution of Ukrainians and the dissemination of Russian propaganda must be held accountable for their actions. Ukrainian sanctions are only the beginning, and further decisions will follow. We are grateful to human rights organizations for the information and assistance in documenting these cases," said Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the presidential commissioner for sanctions policy.
On May 25, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on a number of Russian media outlets and companies, including those based in Russian-occupied Crimea. The list included NTV Plus, Channel One, Vsemirnaya Set, Zvezda, TNT Teleset, Petersburg, Ren TV, TRK Krym, as well as the newspapers Izvestia and Moskovsky Komsomolets.