AMBAL

In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on three vessels, including the Ambal, affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Oboronlogistika LLC (ООО "Оборонлогистика"), a shipping company operating as part of the military construction complex of the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation. The primary tasks of Oboronlogistika LLC are to meet the needs of the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation in the transportation, storage, and production of military and special-purpose goods. Oboronlogistika LLC is the sole provider of transport services for the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation, transporting troops to certain regions of russia and delivering cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea (Ukraine).
The vessel primarily operates in the Baltic Sea between the russian ports of Baltiysk and Ust-Luga.