The UK has expanded the list of individuals and companies subject to anti-Russian sanctions by 14 positions.
Among those on the list are Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov, head of the Ministry of Culture Olga Lyubimova, governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov, head of Adygea Murat Kumpilov and the Artek children's camp.
In addition to them, propagandists Vyacheslav Duhin and Timofei Sergeytsev, the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Protection of Bashkortostan Lenara Ivanova, the children's ombudsman of the Moscow Region Ksenia Mishonova, the children's ombudsman of the self-proclaimed DPR Eleonora Fedorenko, the head of the Sevastopol branch Yunarmiya Vladimir Kovalenko, DPR Commissioner for Human Rights Daria Morozova, and Vitaly Ganchev, Russian-appointed head of the military-civilian administration of the Kharkiv region.
The updated list also included former Russia Today employee Anton Krasovsky, but earlier the government The UK has already imposed sanctions against him — this happened in March 2022. Then the reason for being included in the sanctions list was the propaganda work of Krasovsky.
According to the British authorities, the individuals and the Artek company, against which sanctions were imposed today, “participated in the destabilization of Ukraine and threatened its territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence”, as well as “supported the program of the Russian Federation for the forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children” or conducted business as a person affiliated with the Russian government.