Rights group submits findings on suspected breaches of Russia sanctions to EU authorities

International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has submitted the findings of a year-long investigation to the relevant national law enforcement authorities, the human rights organisation reported. The investigation examined potential violations of EU sanctions against Russia and possible complicity by two EU nationals in Russian war crimes.

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IPHR said it had uncovered a network responsible for supplying Western microelectronics worth tens of millions of dollars to a group of companies linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex, despite EU sanctions.

Further research and analysis found strong indications that many of these components were intended for the production of weapons Russia uses to commit war crimes in Ukraine, including Su-34, Su-35 and Su-57 aircraft, Kh-59, Kh-101 and Iskander-K missiles, as well as UPMB/UPMK glide bombs, the statement said.

The materials IPHR submitted to authorities in EU member states combine open-source information, trade and corporate data and legal analysis that the organisation considers sufficient to warrant further investigation and prosecution of the individuals concerned by national law enforcement authorities.

“European-made components must not be allowed to reach the Russian military-industrial complex through circumvention networks and contribute to weapons systems used against civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine,” IPHR stressed.

The organisation said it would continue documenting potential sanctions violations and strengthening accountability for individuals and companies whose actions contribute to Russia’s ability to sustain its war against Ukraine.

ZMINA previously reported that Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, had called for “the most painful and far-reaching sanctions” against Russian weapons manufacturers during a UN Security Council meeting marking Ukraine’s Independence Day.

Ukrainian experts earlier pointed out that countries, including China, Greece, North Korea, India, Hungary, Slovakia, Iran, and Brazil, assist Moscow in killing Ukrainians in its war against Ukraine by funding the Russian budget through trade.

Human rights organisations and Ukrainian authorities emphasise that structural economic pressure remains a key tool to halt such atrocities. They urge every nation and individual government worldwide to strictly enforce global sanctions, close existing regulatory loopholes, and completely sever remaining commercial and technological ties with the Russian Federation. Civil society groups stress that any continued cooperation by foreign businesses directly contributes to the resources Moscow uses to sustain its ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

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