UK and EU jointly sanction 24 Russian individuals and entities linked to state-backed cyber-attacks, including a failed attack on Poland's energy grid, disinformation campaigns, and cyber espionage tools supporting Kremlin objectives.

On 13 July 2026, the UK and EU jointly imposed sanctions on 24 individuals and entities tied to the Russian state and cybercriminal networks responsible for cyber-attacks, election interference, and spreading anti-Ukraine disinformation across Europe. The sanctions target senior GRU leadership involved in cyber and hybrid threat operations, including GRU Unit 29155's cyber division which cooperated with cybercriminal proxies such as OOO IMPULS. The UK and EU attribute a failed cyber-attack on Poland's energy grid to Russia's FSB Centre 16, an attack which could have left 500,000 citizens without electricity in winter. Sanctions also address the Lumma Stealer malware facilitating large-scale cyber espionage and a media company, Rybar LLC, spreading false narratives and interfering in elections in Moldova and Armenia. The measures represent a coordinated response to Russia’s use of proxy cybercriminal networks to advance its military and foreign policy goals, threatening European security and undermining democratic values.