KIEV, Aug. 31 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has extended its sanctions lists, adding 259 individuals and 46 companies, First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv said in Kiev on Wednesday.

"The government has decided to extend the list of individuals and legal entities subject to sanctions with new 259 persons and 46 companies," he said.

The Cabinet also decided to prolong existing sanctions against 388 individuals and 105 companies, which were introduced earlier, he said.