US Sanctions Target Russian Person, Entities Involved in North Korean Missile Transfer
A new set of U.S. sanctions last week targeted one person and three entities involved in transferring and testing missiles shipped between North Korea and Russia, the State Department said.
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One designation targeted Vladimir Vladimirovich Mikheychik, the general director of Joint Stock Company the 224th Flight Unit State Airlines, a state-owned entity connected to Russia’s Air Force that provides commercial air cargo transport services, the agency said. The U.S. previously sanctioned the entity for supporting Russian private military company Wagner Group.
The State Department also sanctioned Vladimirovka Advanced Weapons and Research Complex, a Russian military facility that tests missiles and helped Russia transfer missiles from North Korea late last year. Another designation targets Ashuluk Firing Range, another Russian missile testing range.
The agency also designated four aircraft owned by the Command of the Military Transport Aviation, a sanctioned entity that has helped Russia buy defense items from Iran. The tail numbers for those aircraft are RF-86898, RF-78757, RF-82011 and RF-82041.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Jan. 11 added Mikheychik, the entities and the aircraft to its Specially Designated Nationals List but didn’t say why (see 2401110058). The State Department’s news release explaining the reasons behind the sanctions was published late that day.