# Why have EU sanctions missed the company behind Russia’s tank industry?

https://mins.news/en/item/93555

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-09 16:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/why-eu-sanctions-have-missed-company-behind-russias-tank-industry-2/

> The article says Russia’s only tank maker, Uralvagonzavod, is under EU sanctions, but the Moscow-registered Concern Uralvagonzavod, which runs the plant, is not named on an EU sanctions list. Because Russia withholds ownership data, EU companies cannot readily determine whether restrictions on Rostec also apply to the Concern.

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