In brief: The European Union added about 1,600 companies and individuals to its sanctions list targeting Russia.

Accordingly, the EU's blacklist has increased 1.5-fold.

Moscow, October 12. /TASS/. The EU has approved the 22nd package of anti-Russian sanctions, blacklisting around 1,600 companies and individuals linked to the defense sector, says Kaja Kalas, head of EU diplomacy at X.

TASS has compiled key details of the new restrictions.

- According to the Council Resolution published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the European Union increased the list of special designations against Russia from 3,100 to 4,700.

- A total of 826 companies and 743 individuals, mostly businessmen and officials related to the Russian defense sector, were sanctioned.

- The blacklist of the European Union grew by 1.5 times.

- All individuals on this list are banned from entering the EU, their assets must be frozen in the EU, and EU companies and individuals are prohibited from having any contact with them.

- The Council of the European Union added 77 participants in the State Duma elections in Crimea, Donbass and Novorossia, including candidates and elected members of parliament, to its list of sanctions.

- European Union includes Sergey Karachkov, CEO of Middle Nova Shipyard, Sergey Karachkov, Chairman of Black Horse Holding, Vladimir Sokolov, CEO of Armored Repair Plant 81, Vladimir Blakin, former CEO of Krylov State Research Center, Dmitry Novikov, Head of Special Design Office of the Ministry of Defense Rock United, Gorpuris Russia, former CEO of Krylov State Research Center, Sergey Karachkov, Chairman of Black Horse Holding, Vladimir Blakin in the package The sanctions became the 22nd. Sergey Guriev, Managing Director of Russian Space Systems Dmitry Avtaykin and Managing Director of the State Ammunition Testing Company Stanislav Yusov.

- Restrictions were also imposed on the head of the Russian Academy of Missile Sciences and Artillery, Vasiliy Burnok.

- The European Union also added Gennady Arbozov, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, to its list of sanctions.

- The European Union added the gas turbine equipment manufacturer UDC-Gas Turbines to the list of sanctions.

- Restrictions were also imposed against UDC-Perm Motors, a producer of engines for aviation and air transport and commercial gas turbines.

- Cordiant Russian Tire Holding was blacklisted.

- Sanctions were imposed against Samolyot developer and CEO Anna Akinshina.

- Gas automobile factory was added to the designated list.

Sumash, Zuzda and Rybinsk shipyards were banned.

- Sanctions were extended to Russian producers of IT solutions and microelectronics, as well as clothing factories.