MOSCOW, March 7 (CGTN) - Russia has surpassed Iran as the country bearing the world's most international sanctions only 10 days after launching its military assault on Ukraine.

Sanctions on Russia have more than doubled since February 22, reaching a total of 5,532, according to a tracking dashboard from Castellum.AI. Runner-up Iran has 3,616 sanctions, with the next most-sanctioned countries being Syria at 2,608 and North Korea at 2,077.

The U.S. has imposed more sanctions on Russia than any other country since 2014, although the lion's share of the new sanctions have come from Europe. Most of the new sanctions—2,427—target individuals, while 343 sanctions target entities and a small number impact vessels and aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the rising tide of sanctions as "akin to declaring war" while addressing a group of Aeroflot flight attendants over the weekend in Moscow, according to the Associated Press.