EU flag near European Parliament Headquarters in BrusselsBRUSSELS, Feb 28 in the sanctions lists of four high-ranking military of the Russian Federation for participating in a special operation against Ukraine, according to the Official Journal of the EU. These are the first deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet Sergey Pinchuk, deputy commander of the Southern Military District Aleksey Avdeev, deputy commander of the Southern Military District Rustam Muradov and commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District Andrey Sychevoi. Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, promised to impose sanctions against a number of major figures in the political and military spheres of the Russian Federation, as well as those associated with the dissemination of propaganda. The decision came into force from the moment of publication.
