The Government said the measures were the first direct sanctions against Africa Corps by a G7 country.
Also sanctioned were two other mercenary outfits: the Bear Brigade which has been operating in Burkina Faso and Ukraine, and Espanola, which has recruited heavily from Russia’s soccer hooligans.
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, is set to attend the European Political Community Summit in Budapest on Thursday, where he is expected to discuss efforts to combat Russian malign activity across Europe and reaffirm the UK’s unwavering support for Ukraine.
Announcing the sanctions, Mr Lammy said: “Today’s measures will continue to push back on the Kremlin’s corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia’s attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine. And smashing the illicit international networks that Russia has worked so hard to forge.
“Putin is nearly 1,000 days into a war he thought would only take a few. He will fail and I will continue to bear down on the Kremlin and support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.
“Today’s sanctions further build on the UK’s mission to combat Russian malign activity globally.
“Over the last month, the UK has directly targeted Russia’s illicit shadow fleet, condemned the abhorrent use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, cracked down on malicious Russian cyber gangs and sanctioned the Kremlin’s mouthpieces who recklessly spread Putin’s lies across the world.”