EU adds names to Russia sanctions list, bringing total near 4,600

The newly listed people and companies in Russia's military-industrial complex face asset freezes, and natural persons face travel bans, and turn over at least €20 billion a year. Work on a 22nd sanctions package continues without an adoption date.

The EU listed people and companies in Russia's military-industrial complex on 12 October 2026, bringing the total under its Russia sanctions regime to close to 4,600.

Those listed now face an asset freeze and a prohibition on providing them funds or economic resources.

Natural persons on the list also face a travel ban to the union.

Together they generate a turnover of at least €20 billion a year and employ more than 250,000 people. They supply key components for Russia's missiles, drones and aircraft, including semiconductors, communication equipment, satellite and missile systems, explosives, ammunition, and optics and navigation systems.

The Council adopted the two legal acts in Luxembourg on 12 October under Council President Kaja Kallas. They are Council decision (CFSP) 2026/2279 and Council implementing regulation (EU) 2026/2281, both amending the 2014 sanctions regime over Ukraine's territorial integrity. The EU said the listings respond in particular to Russia's recent military campaign. That campaign, it said, deliberately targets civilian infrastructure and causes severe suffering to the civilian population.

EU ambassadors reached agreement on the listings on 7 October after several weeks of deliberation and legal review. Formal adoption by ministers followed on 12 October. The 12 October listings introduce no new sectoral, trade, energy or financial restrictions. Work on a further 22nd sanctions package continues.

The next package has to clear the hurdle of unanimity. Work on the 22nd package continues, but Kaja Kallas gave no adoption date, and every member state government must approve it. The European Parliament has scheduled a plenary debate on further sanctions against Russia for 12 November, as agenda point D-51. Whether the package lands before then, and what it adds, stays open.