# Ukraine’s latest sanctions list targets arms makers, aluminum firms, and ‘Masha and the Bear’

https://mins.news/en/item/27778

- Meduza, 2026-08-20 21:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/arms-manufacturers-aluminum-smelters-and-the-cartoon-masha-and-the-bear-what-s-on-ukraine-s-latest-sanctions-list

> President Volodymyr Zelensky signed four decrees implementing Ukraine’s decision to sanction Russian defense manufacturers, companies in the Rusal aluminum group, Animaccord, the studio behind “Masha and the Bear,” and five Russian nationals. The National Security and Defense Council said the show disguises pro-Russian narratives as children’s content and threatens Ukraine’s national security.

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