Sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with drones that carried out strikes on Ukraine will come into force later on Thursday after being officially published, the representative office of the Czech Republic, which currently presides over the EU Council, said.
"Sanctions against Iran in record time! After three days of negotiations, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against the organizations that supplied Iranian drones that carried out strikes on Ukraine. The written procedure has been completed, the sanctions will come into force this afternoon after publication in the Official Journal", - reported in the Czech presidency.
As noted in the Czech presidency, the EU member states decided to "freeze the assets of 3 individuals and 1 legal entity responsible for the delivery of drones." "The EU is also ready to extend sanctions to 4 more Iranian organizations that were already included in the previous list of sanctions," added the presidency.
Since around mid-September, Russia has been carrying out attacks in Ukraine using kamikaze drones, which the Ukrainian military says are Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones, which the Russian occupiers label as Geran-2. On September 23, the Mohajer-6 multi-purpose strike drone of Iranian production was shot down for the first time.
Recently, Russia has struck more than a hundred Iranian kamikaze drones against residential buildings, power plants, sewage treatment plants, bridges and playgrounds in a number of Ukrainian cities. Dozens of people were killed and injured, including children. A third of Ukraine's energy infrastructure was affected. The buildings of two diplomatic institutions in Kyiv were damaged, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
