Controlled Ukraine's infrastructure: Zelensky imposed sanctions against Russian companies

According to the President, restrictions touched on companies related to Viktor Medvedchuk and other pro -Russian individuals and legal entities owned by Ukrainian assets. On Friday, May 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved a package of sanctions on a number of companies related to Ukrainian economic entities. The head of state reported this in his Telegram channel. "Under their control, there were sometimes critical infrastructure and key strategic enterprises.

We overcome these risks today," the Ukrainian leader wrote. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, restrictions also touched on companies related to Viktor Medvedchuk and other persons, founders, executives and beneficiaries of pro -Russian companies that have a significant share of assets in Ukraine and are under sanctions.

The lists published on the official portal of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, mention the daughter of former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Pavel Lebedev, Head of the Scientific and Production Association. Frunze Vladimir Lukyanenko and his son, exnardep Andrey Derkach, as well as VS Energy. The VS Energy energy company accounts for 10% of Ukraine's energy market.

It is associated with Russian oligarchs, among which the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov, a member of the profile committee of the State Duma on international issues Yevgeny Ginner and "Thief in the Law" Mikhail Voevodin. Last November, the SBU staff came with searches to VS Energy. At that time, the company's probable beneficiaries were already under sanctions.

We will remind that on May 12, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also imposed sanctions on officials of the metallurgical plant "Zaporizhstal". Restrictive measures touched 13 individuals and 28 legal entities. According to Zelensky, it was through them that the Russian Federation maintained control of the enterprise and harm to the Ukrainian economy. Earlier, on April 22, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also approved economic sanctions against two Russian banks, as well as 40 individuals and 382 legal entities.