The British government imposed sanctions on 18 Russian military intelligence officers, alleging involvement in cyber reconnaissance operations that led to numerous civilian deaths in Ukraine. This sanction includes three GRU units and targets specific officers connected to hacking Yulia Skripal’s personal device prior to an assassination attempt using Novichok. More than a dozen of these officers had already been publicly identified and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for actions associated with particular GRU units, while some names had not been previously linked to Russian intelligence activities.
The British government sanctioned 18 Russian military intelligence officers, alleging their units were responsible for cyber reconnaissance operations linking to hundreds of murders targeting civilians in Ukraine.
Three units of the GRU have been sanctioned, including officers responsible for hacking Yulia Skripal's personal device five years before the Novichok incident in Salisbury.
Many of the sanctioned GRU members have been publicly identified and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for their roles in Unit 29155 and Unit 26165.
Some of the GRU officers' names have not been previously linked to Russian intelligence, highlighting the extensive and secretive operations of the GRU.
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