Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday imposed sanctions on Russian entities providing support to Moscow's military-industrial complex, evading sanctions, operating in occupied territories, and helping build the Kerch Bridge connecting Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

According to Anadolu Agency, the package targets 26 individuals and 31 legal entities, including companies producing unmanned robotic systems - underwater, surface, and aerial - as well as the software used to operate them. The list also includes companies manufacturing and servicing various types of weapons, including electronic warfare systems, air defense systems, armored vehicles, submarines, ships, auxiliary fleet vessels, port equipment, and related components.

The sanctions extend to enterprises in the aviation sector, specifically targeting manufacturers and repairers of components for helicopters of the Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-171, Mi-172, and Mi-14 series. Another decision targets seven individuals and 11 legal entities, including companies and their executives who facilitate sanctions evasion.

Among those affected are manufacturers of components for Russian Kh-101, Kh-59M2/M2A, and Iskander-K missiles. The sanctions list also includes companies engaged in illegal business activities in temporarily occupied territories and those involved in the construction of the Crimean Bridge.