The UK announced a package of 31 sanctions measures against Russia, according to a government press release published on 1 October 2026. The package comprises 23 individuals and entities and eight ships, the release stated. The individuals and entities were to face asset freezes, trust services sanctions and director disqualification sanctions, with travel bans for individuals; the eight ships were to be subject to shipping and trade sanctions.

The measures target people linked to the alleged arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilians, and others involved in the indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children, including those deported by Russian authorities. The release said an estimated 6,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly relocated to so-called "re-education" camps, while millions more under occupation are subjected to propaganda programmes. Seven individuals, including four Georgian nationals, were targeted over pro-Kremlin disinformation. The release also cited three shadow fleet vessels, two vessels providing them with bunkering services and three Russian-owned ice-class vessels among the sanctioned ships.

The release said Russia fired more than 3,100 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in September, and that strikes in the week before publication killed at least 44 civilians and injured 315. It also stated that existing licensing arrangements were extended to cover LNG on a targeted, time-limited basis to support the energy security of Japan and the Republic of Korea.