London sanctions Russia's Aerospace Forces, 5 Russian transport vessels

LONDON. Sept 10 (Interfax) - British authorities imposed further sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, targeting its Aerospace Forces and Military Transport Aviation command, a British Foreign Office document said.

The sanctions also affect the 924th State Center for Unmanned Aviation and five Russian transport vessels.

The sanctions involve asset freezes. The measures were imposed over the situation in Ukraine, it said.

In addition, Tuesday's British restrictions target a number of Iranian individuals and legal entities for having been "involved in hostile activity by the government of Iran."