Ukraine imposes sanctions on foreign suppliers of components for Russian missiles

Ukraine sanctions foreign suppliers of missile components, targeting companies from China, the UAE, and the former Soviet Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (February 8, 2026) ‍that he was imposing sanctions on some foreign ​manufacturers of components for Russian ‌drones and missiles used against ​Ukraine.

“Producing this weaponry would be impossible without critical foreign components, which the Russians continue to obtain by circumventing sanctions,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on X.

“We are introducing new sanctions precisely against such companies – component ​suppliers, as well as missile ⁠and drone manufacturers. I have signed the relevant decisions.”

According to two decrees published by the Ukrainian presidency, ​targets of the ⁠sanctions include several Chinese companies as well as companies from the former Soviet Union, the United Arab Emirates and ‌Panama.

Despite negotiations to end the ‌four-year war, Russia has sharply increased the scale and number of ‍missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in recent months, focusing its attacks on ‍the energy and logistics sectors.

Overnight into Saturday, Russia carried out another massive attack on Ukraine, deploying over 400 drones and nearly 40 missiles of various types. Producing this weaponry would be impossible without critical foreign components, which the Russians continue to obtain by…