The list – published by Russia’s Ministry of Defence on Thursday, 16 June – includes:

• Chief of the Australian Defence Force, General Angus Campbell AO, DSC;
• Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr, AO, DSC, MVO;
• Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, AO;
• Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC; and
• Secretary of Defence, Greg Moriarty.

Russia has claimed the move is a response to Canberra’s own sanctions on Russian officials and businesses connected to President Vladimir Putin, who authorised the invasion of Ukraine in late February.

Australia’s actions included financial sanctions on defence-related entities like transportation company Kamaz and naval firms SEVMASH and United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Electronic component company Ruselectronics – responsible for the production of around 80 per cent of all Russian electronics components – and global transportation giant Russian Railways were also targeted.

Australia has also actively supplied Ukrainian forces with military equipment, most recently sending 14 M113 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and a further 20 Thales-built Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs).

This built on the 20 Bushmasters, including two ambulance variants, initially delivered to Ukraine following a request from President Volodymyr Zelensky, taking the total number of PMVs gifted to the country to 40. 

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The Australian government’s latest support package also included the supply of three pallets of radiation monitoring equipment and personal protective equipment, arranged by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

Additionally, Australia committed to delivering 60 pallets of medical supplies donated by Australian citizens.

The total value of this latest support package was approximately $60.9 million, with the 14 APCs costing an estimated $12 million and the 20 PMVs $48.9 million.

This took the total value of Australia’s contributions to Ukraine’s resistance to $285 million.

[Related: Ukraine to receive US$1bn arms boost ]

Charbel Kadib

News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres.