1. Persons
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘212. Sergei SHOIGU (Сергей Кужугетович ШОЙГУ) DOB: 21.5.1955 POB: Chadan, Republic of Tuva, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Function: Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Gender: Male Sergei Shoigu is the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation. He has made public comments about Crimea being and remaining Russian. Under his command and orders, Russian troops have held military drills in the illegally annexed Crimea and have been positioned at the border. He is ultimately responsible for any military action against Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 213. Anton VAINO (Антон Эдуардович ВАЙНО) DOB: 17.2.1972 POB: Tallinn, Estonia Nationality: Russian Function: Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Gender: Male Anton Vaino is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. He plays an active role in Kremlin decision-making process by taking part in the Russian ‘Security Council’ and influencing the elaboration of decisions by the President in the field of Russia’s defence and national security. Anton Vaino also attends meetings on socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 214. Marat KHUSNULLIN (Марат Шакирзянович ХУСНУЛЛИН) DOB: 9.8.1966 POB: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Function: Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Construction and Regional Development Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Marat Khusnullin is the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Construction and Regional Development. In this capacity, he is responsible for Russian governmental policies about occupied Crimea, including providing water to Crimea and Sevastopol. He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 215. Dmitriy Yuryevich GRIGORENKO (Дмитрий Юрьевич ГРИГОРЕНКО) DOB: 14.7.1978 POB: Nizhnevartovsk, Tyumen Region, Russian Federation Functions: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation; Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank Gender: Male Dmitriy Grigorenko is Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank, a State-owned bank and associated with Maksim Reshetnikov, member of the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank. In his former capacity of Deputy Director of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, Grigorenko was responsible for setting up new local tax legislation for the territory of Crimea following its annexation in 2014. He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine. He is also responsible for providing financial and material support, and benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine. 23.2.2022 216. Maxim Gennadyevich RESHETNIKOV (Максим Геннадьевич РЕШЕТНИКОВ) DOB: 11.7.1979 POB: Perm, Russian Federation Function: Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Member of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Maxim Reshetnikov is the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. He is also a Member of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank, a State-owned bank and associated with Dmitriy Grigorenko, member of the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank. In his capacity as Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov is responsible for infrastructure development programmes in Crimea and Sevastopol, most notably under the federal target programme "Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Crimea and Sebastopol until 2022" which has been extended until 2025. He has made public statements outlining the plans and priorities of the government of the Russian Federation concerning the economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol. He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine. He is also responsible for providing financial and material support, and benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine. 23.2.2022 217. Nikolay Anatolyevich YEVMENOV (a.k.a. Nikolai YEVMENOV) (Николай Анатольевич ЕВМЕНОВ) DOB: 2.4.1962 POB: Moscow, Russia Function: Commander in chief of the Russian Navy Rank: Admiral Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Nikolay Yevmenov is Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. As such, he is responsible for any maritime operation of the Russian navy, including in or to Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 218. Vladimir Lvovich KASATONOV (Владимир Львович КАСАТОНОВ) DOB: 17.6.1952 POB: Moscow, Russia Gender: Male Vladimir Kasatonov is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. As such, he is responsible for naval operations in or to Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 219. Igor Vladimirovich OSIPOV (Игорь Владимирович ОСИПОВ) DOB: 6.3.1973 POB: Novo-Shunoe settlement, Fedorovsky district, Kostanay region, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan) Function: Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet Rank: Admiral Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Igor Osipov is the Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet. As such, he is responsible for any maritime operation in or to Ukraine through the Black Sea and for restricting the freedom of navigation in the Black Sea. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 220. Oleg Leonydovych SALYUKOV (Олег Леонидович САЛЮКОВ) DOB: 21.5.1955 POB: Saratov, Russian Federation Function: Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Rank: Army General Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Army General Oleg Salyukov is the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces. As such, he is responsible for Russian ground operations in or to Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 221. Sergei SUROVIKIN (Сергей СУРОВИКИН) DOB: 11.10.1966 POB: Novosibirsk, Russia Function: Army General Commander of the Aerospace Forces Rank: Army General Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Army General Sergei Surovikin is the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces. As such, he is responsible for air operations in or to Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 222. Sergey Vladimirovich DRONOV (a.k.a. Sergei Vladimirovich DRONOV) (Сергей Владимирович ДРОНОВ) DOB: 11.8.1962 POB: Almazovka, Voroshilovograd region, Ukraine Function: Commander of the Air Force and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces Military rank: Lieutenant General Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Lieutenant General Sergey Vladimirovich Dronov is Commander of the Air Force and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces. As such, he is responsible for air operations in or to Ukraine. He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine. 23.2.2022 223. Violetta PRIGOZHINA (Виолетта ПРИГОЖИНА) Associated individuals: Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (son); Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina (daughter-in-law) Nationality: Russian Gender: Female Violetta Prigozhina is the mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin and owner of Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which belongs to the Concord group, founded and owned until 2019 by her son. She is the owner of other companies with links to his son. She is associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is responsible for the deployment of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine and for benefitting from large public contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and occupation of Eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed separatists. She has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 224. Lyubov Valentinovna PRIGOZHINA (Любовь Валентиновна ПРИГОЖИНА) Associated individuals: Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (husband); Violetta Prigozhina (mother-in-law) Nationality: Russian Gender: Female Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina is the spouse of Yevgeny Prigozhin and owner of Agat LLC, a subsidiary of Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which belongs to the Concord group, founded and owned until 2019 by her husband. She is associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is responsible for the deployment of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine and for benefitting from large public contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and occupation of Eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed separatists. She has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 225. Denis Aleksandrovich BORTNIKOV (Денис Александрович БОРТНИКОВ) DOB: 19.11.1974 Function: Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board Nationality: Russian Associated individuals: Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (father); Tatiana Borisovna Bortnikova (mother) Denis Bortnikov is the son of, and as such is associated with, Alexander Bortnikov – Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Permanent Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, who is involved in shaping the policy of the Russian Government threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. He is the deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, in which position he works to legitimise his father’s shadow/ illegal income. He is therefore also supporting financially Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine. 23.2.2022 226. Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN (Андрей Леонидович КОСТИН) DOB: 21.9.1956 POB: Moscow, Former USSR (now Russian Federation) Function: President of the VTB Bank Management Board Associated persons: Tamara Mikhailovna Kostina (mother); Leonid Alekseevich Kostin (father) Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Andrei Leonidovich Kostin is the president-chairman of Vneshtorbank (VTB) – one of the leading state-owned banks in Russia, and a member of the Supreme Council of the “United Russia” political party. He has made public statements supporting the annexation of Crimea and encouraging Russian citizens to vacation in Crimea. He is also associated with, and according to media reports is an owner of, a winery and a luxurious hotel in Crimea. He is therefore supporting actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine and benefitting from the annexation of Crimea. 23.2.2022 227. Igor SHUVALOV (Игорь Иванович ШУВАЛОВ) DOB: 4.1.1967 POB: Bilibino, Russian Federation Gender: Male Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov is the chairman of State Development Corporation VEB.RF and a member of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission. He was previously a First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. In this capacity he made remarks stating that Russian would change budget rules to reflect an additional two million in population after the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. He is therefore supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 228. Margarita SIMONYAN (Маргарита Симоновна СИМОНЬЯН) DOB: 6.4.1980 POB: Krasnodar, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation) Function: Editor-in-chief of the English language television news network RT (Russia Today) Associated individuals: Dmitry Konstantinovich KISELYOV Nationality: Russian Gender: Female Margarita Simonyan is a central figure of the Government propaganda. She is also editor-in-chief of the English language television news network RT (Russia Today). Through her function, she promoted a positive attitude to the annexation of Crimea and the actions of separatists in Donbas. Therefore, she supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 229. Maria ZAKHAROVA (Мария Владимировна ЗАХАРОВА) DOB: 24.12.1975 POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation) Function: Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Nationality: Russian Gender Female Maria Zakharova is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. As a central figure of the government propaganda, she promoted the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. Therefore, she supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 230. Vladimir Roudolfovitch SOLOVIEV (Владимир Рудольфович СОЛОВЬЁВ) DOB: 20.10.1963 POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation) Function: Propagandist and TV/Radio Journalist Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Vladimir Solovyev is a Propagandist and Presenter of the Russia-1 channel and Rossia 24. He received a medal (Order of Alexander Nevsky) for “high professionalism and objectivity in covering events in the Republic of Crimea”. Solovyov is known for his extremely hostile attitude towards Ukraine and praise of the Russian government. Therefore, he is responsible for supporting actions or policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 231. Konstantin KNYRIK (Константин КНЫРИК) DOB: 1989 (possibly) Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Konstantin Knyrik is a pro-Russian activist running MediaGroup News Front Ltd, a news website registered in the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. He is the chief of the Crimean division of the Rodina Party, a pro-Kremlin party in Russia. Konstantin Knyrik received the medal ‘for the return of Crimea’. He therefore actively supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. 23.2.2022 232. Aleksey Konstantinovich PUSHKOV (Алексей Константинович ПУШКОВ) DOB: 10.8.1954 POB: Beijing, China Nationality: Russian Phone and fax: 8 (495) 697-58-69 Address of the reception office in the subject of the Russian Federation: 51 Lenina St., Perm, 614000, room 219 Telephone and fax numbers of the reception office in the region of the Russian Federation: (342) 253-66-01 Gender: Male Aleksey Konstantinovich Pushkov is a Senator from Perm Krai, member of the ruling United Russia political party and Chairman of the Commission on Information Policy. He made several statements in support of the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, and presented it as a ‘fait accompli’. He is therefore responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022 233. Pyotr TOLSTOY (a.k.a Petr Olegovich TOLSTOY; Pyotr Olegovich TOLSTOY) (Пётр Олегович ТОЛСТОЙ) DOB: 20.6.1969 POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation) Function: Russian journalist, producer, presenter and politician. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma since 2016 and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 28 January 2020. Nationality: Russian Gender: Male Pyotr Tolstoy is a Member of the State Duma and head of the Russian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He is also TV-Host of “Vremya Pokazhet”. Central figure of the Government propaganda, he frequently takes positions in favour of the annexation of Crimea. Therefore, he is responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 23.2.2022’
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.