The Department of State has imposed sanctions on one individual and three entities complicit in the transfer to Russia and testing of DPRK-origin ballistic missiles by Russia since late November 2023. The Department is also identifying four aircraft owned by the U.S.-designated Command of the Military Transport Aviation (VTA) as blocked property.
The following individual have been added to OFAC’s (The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control) SDN List:
- MIKHEYCHIK, Vladimir Vladimirovich (a.k.a. MIKHEICHIK, Vladimir Vladimirovich), Russia; DOB 16 May 1970; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Tax ID No. 772975847073 (Russia) (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024] (Linked To: JOINT STOCK COMPANY THE 224TH FLIGHT UNIT STATE AIRLINES).
The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
- ASHULUK FIRING RANGE (a.k.a. ASHULUK TEST RANGE), Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.
- VLADIMIROVKA ADVANCED WEAPONS AND RESEARCH COMPLEX (a.k.a. VAWARC), Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.
The following aircraft have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
- RF-78757; Aircraft Manufacture Date 27 Apr 1988; Aircraft Mode S Transponder Code 1533A5; Aircraft Model IL-76MD; Aircraft Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 83484547; Aircraft Tail Number RF-78757 (aircraft).
- RF-82011; Aircraft Manufacture Date 31 Dec 1986; Aircraft Mode S Transponder Code 15405B; Aircraft Model AN-124; Aircraft Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 9773054616023; Aircraft Tail Number RF-82011 (aircraft).
- RF-86898; Aircraft Manufacture Date 28 Jan 1982; Aircraft Mode S Transponder Code 155372; Aircraft Model IL-76; Aircraft Manufacturer’s Serial Number (MSN) 23435028; Aircraft Tail Number RF-86898 (aircraft).
Ashuluk firing range located in the south part of Russia. Test range is using for combat firing from the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes.
