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Among the companies to which sanctions have been applied:
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ‘WHOLESALE COMPANY 'VAFA'
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Full name of legal entity
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ‘WHOLESALE COMPANY 'VAFA'
Abbreviated name of the legal entity
LLC ‘OF 'VAFA'
Tax Number
3016023425
Registration number
1023000821029
Country
russian federation
Address
414024, russian federation, Astrakhan region, Astrakhan, General Epishev str. 20D
Reasons
A shipping company founded in 1996 in Astrakhan, russia, specialising in maritime support activities. The company owns and operates a two-vessel sanctioned fleet involved in the transportation of ammunition from Iran to russia via the Caspian sea for use in the war against Ukraine. The company's founder is Togrul Rakhmanovich Hasanov (TIN: 301607347148), and the acting CEO is Dmitry Igorovich Kuzmin (TIN: 301612084180).
Links
https://checko.ru/company/of-vafa-1023000821029
https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/21829319
https://www.state.gov/new-iran-and-russia-sanctions-designations/
Sanction Jurisdictions
United States of America
Canada
Switzerland
EU
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Ukraine
Date of entry and reference to the document
The country has not yet applied sanctions
Sea vessels
Vafa
Vessel name
Vafa
IMO
8422670
Flag (Current)
russian federation
Vessel Type
General cargo ship
Category
Transportation of military cargo
 Weapons and military equipment
It is involved in the transportation of Iranian UAV-related equipment across the Caspian Sea. On 10 September 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as the property of the sanctioned russian shipping company Wholesale Company Vafa LLC, whose vessels transported Iranian UAV equipment.
Vafa-1
Vessel name
Vafa-1
IMO
8422682
Flag (Current)
russian federation
Vessel Type
General cargo ship
Category
Transportation of military cargo
 Weapons and military equipment
It is involved in the transportation of Iranian UAV-related equipment across the Caspian Sea. On 10 September 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as the property of the sanctioned russian shipping company Wholesale Company Vafa LLC, whose vessels transported Iranian UAV equipment.
War & Sanctions 2024