EU Imposes Sanctions on Russian Defense Tech Group ABS Electro

On July 17, the EU imposed sanctions on five companies within the Russian ABS Electro group and its board chair, Iryna Kharisova. The group produces electronic components, including the “Kometa” navigation module used in Shahed drones and Iskander-M missiles. Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy, stated that targeting the entire corporate structure complicates Russian efforts to evade sanctions. The EU implemented these measures in response to Russian…