UKRAINE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Denys Shkarovsky, Volodymyr Vashchenko and Denys Bugay, VB Partners
of Ukrainian heritage and more than 300 legal entities and individuals involved in its abduction or destruction. • Partners’ Sanctions List – contains data about individuals and legal entities sanctioned by foreign partners. (a) The main aim of this chapter is to synchronise sanctions between all partners and ensure the effectiveness of sanctions instruments. (b) The Portal contains information about almost 10,000 persons designated in the United States of America, European Union, Canada, Swit - zerland, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. • Champions of Terror – is a list of almost 150 ath - letes and officials participating in Russian influence operations abroad. The Russian Federation uses sport as a tool of propaganda and to circumvent sanctions. The aim of the Portal is to suspend Rus - sian athletes from international competitions and exclude Russian sports officials from international organisations. • Kremlin Mouthpieces – contains a list of 120 per - sons who spread the Russian propaganda. • Aggressor’s Military-Industrial Complex – this chapter contains three sections: Rostec, UAV Manufactures, Executives of War. (a) Rostec is a list of 243 companies that belong to Rostec Corporation, the state-owned cor - poration that manages hundreds of enterprises that produce more than half of Russia’s weap - ons and military equipment, and facilitates the development, production and export of high- tech products for the Russian military-industrial complex. Using the information in this sec - tion, responsible businesses can easily check whether their counterparties belong to the Russian military-industrial complex and refuse to co-operate with them. (b) UAV Manufactures is a list of almost 100 legal entities – producers of unmanned systems as well as 160 models of unmanned systems used in the war against Ukraine.
(c) Executives of War is a list of 200 individuals who implement the state policy of the Russian military-industrial complex. They include the closest and most loyal to the Russian president officials of various ranks, representatives of law enforcement agencies and military-industrial enterprises. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate, new chapters will be launched soon. The Portal has become an effective tool in a struggle against the Rus - sian Federation and those who in any way contribute to the war against Ukraine. The data from the Portal is also used by Ukrainian authorities in sanctions application procedure. For example, on 10 June, the President of Ukraine issued Decree No 395/2025 enacting sanctions against 46 individuals and nine legal entities. All those individuals and legal entities were mentioned as Child Kidnappers. The launch and rapid development of the “Main Portal on Sponsors and Accomplices of Aggression” by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine marks a sig - nificant step in enhancing Ukraine’s sanctions policy and accountability mechanisms. Initially focused on child deportation and foreign com - ponents in Russian weapons, the Portal has evolved into a comprehensive database covering various dimensions of Russian aggression – from military- industrial infrastructure and propaganda to cultural theft and sanctions circumvention. Its practical utility is evident, as Ukrainian authorities are actively using the data for targeted sanctions. By consolidating verified information and promoting international co-ordination, the Portal serves as an effective tool in isolating aggressors and their ena - blers, reinforcing Ukraine’s resilience and global sanc - tions enforcement efforts.
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