"But we don't care": Ozone Bank reacted to London's new anti-Russian sanctions

The UK has expanded sanctions against the Russian banking sector, in particular, Ozon Bank, owned by the Ozon marketplace, has come under restrictions.

As reported on the website of the British government, the expanded sanctions list this time includes 19 positions, including 12 companies (7 of them banks), 1 individual, as well as one LNG tanker and five oil.

As a reason for the inclusion of Ozone Bank in the "black list", it is indicated that its activities in the financial sector of Russia "are of strategic importance" for the Russian authorities. Sanctions were also imposed against Roseximbank, Realist Bank, Center-Invest, Stavra, Teleport Bank and Oney bank.

The companies "Northern Engineering", "Metalcomplekt", "Nikom", "Promsiz", "Technolux" are also indicated. And the owner of the company "Siltron" Alexander Zhdanov.

The document notes that the assets of organizations in the UK will be frozen, and British companies will be prohibited from interacting with them from now on.

Ozone Bank stated that the organization has no assets abroad, it does not conduct operations outside of Russia and does not use the SWIFT system. In this regard, the new sanctions will not affect the bank's activities, its representative assured.

In the Expert RA rating, Ozon Bank ranks 18th in terms of assets with an indicator of almost 900 billion rubles. In March 2025, the Central Bank recognized the credit institution as significant in the payment services market and entered it into the relevant register.