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| 14.3.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 70/1 |
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14.3.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 70/1

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/427

of 13 March 2015

implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) and (3) thereof.

Whereas:

| (1) | On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. |
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(1)

On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

| (2) | On the basis of a review by the Council, the entries in the Annex for fifty persons should be amended, and the entry for one deceased person should be deleted. |
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(2)

On the basis of a review by the Council, the entries in the Annex for fifty persons should be amended, and the entry for one deceased person should be deleted.

| (3) | Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2015.

For the Council

The President

A. MATĪSS

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(1)  
  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

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ANNEX

| 1. | The entry set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning the person listed below is deleted:






  39. | Ludmila Ivanovna Shvetsova. |
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1.

The entry set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning the person listed below is deleted:

39.

Ludmila Ivanovna Shvetsova.

| 2. | The entries set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning the persons listed below are replaced by the following entries: | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| 1. | Sergey Valeryevich AKSYONOV,
  Sergei Valerievich AKSENOV
  (Сергей Валерьевич Аксёнов),
  Serhiy Valeriyovych AKSYONOV
  (Сергій Валерійович Аксьонов) | Place of birth: Beltsy (Bălți), Moldova
  Date of birth: 26.11.1972. | Aksyonov was elected ‘Prime Minister of Crimea’ in the Crimean Verkhovna Rada on 27 February 2014 in the presence of pro-Russian gunmen. His ‘election’ was decreed unconstitutional by Oleksandr Turchynov on 1 March 2014. He actively lobbied for the ‘referendum’ of 16 March 2014. As of 9 October 2014, the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’. | 17.3.2014 |
| 26. | Dmitry Konstantinovich KISELYOV,
  Dmitrii Konstantinovich KISELEV
  (Дмитрий Константинович Киселёв) | Place of birth: Moscow
  Date of birth: 26.4.1954 | Appointed by Presidential Decree on 9 December 2013 Head of the Russian Federal State news agency ‘Rossiya Segodnya’.
  Central figure of the government propaganda supporting the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. | 21.3.2014 |
| 41. | Igor Dmitrievich SERGUN
  (Игорь Дмитриевич Сергун) | Place of birth: Podolsk, Moscow Oblast
  Date of birth: 28.3.1957 | Director of GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General. Responsible for the activity of GRU officers in Eastern Ukraine. | 29.4.2014 |
| 45. | Andriy Yevgenovych PURGIN
  (Андрій Євгенович Пургін),
  Andrei Evgenevich PURGIN
  (Андрей Евгеньевич Пургин) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 26.1.1972 | Former Head of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, active participant and organiser of separatist actions, coordinator of actions of the ‘Russian tourists’ in Donetsk. Co-founder of a ‘Civic Initiative of Donbass for the Eurasian Union’. So-called ‘Chairman’ of the ‘People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic’. | 29.4.2014 |
| 46. | Denys Volodymyrovych PUSHYLIN
  (Денис Володимирович Пушилін),
  Denis Vladimirovich PUSHILIN
  (Денис Владимирович Пушилин) | Place of birth: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)
  Date of birth: 9.5.1981 or 9.5.1982 | One of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Participated in the seizure and occupation of the regional administration. Active spokesperson for the separatists. So-called Deputy Chairman of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. | 29.4.2014. |
| 52. | Petr Grigorievich JAROSH
  (Петр Григорьевич Ярош) | Date of birth: 30.1.1971 | Acting Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Crimea. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea. | 12.5.2014 |
| 54. | Viacheslav PONOMARIOV,
  Vyacheslav Volodymyrovich PONOMARYOV
  (В'ячеслав Володимирович Пономарьов),
  Viacheslav Vladimirovich PONOMAREV
  (Вячеслав Владимирович Пономарёв) | Place of birth: Sloviansk (Donetsk oblast)
  Date of birth: 2.5.1965 | Former self-declared mayor of Slaviansk. Ponomariov called on Vladimir Putin to send in Russian troops to protect the city and later asked him to supply weapons. Ponomariov's men are involved in kidnappings (they captured Irma Krat and Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News, both were later released, they detained military observers under the OSCE Vienna Document). Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies. | 12.5.2014 |
| 56. | Igor Evgenevich KAKIDZYANOV
  (Игорь Евгеньевич Какидзянов),
  Igor Evegenevich KHAKIMZYANOV
  (Игорь Евгеньевич Хакимзянов) | 33 years old on 8.5.2014
  Possibly born 25 July 1980 in Makiivka (Donetsk oblast) | One of the leaders of armed forces of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. The aim of the forces is to ‘protect the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and territorial integrity of the republic’ according to Pushylin, one of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. | 12.5.2014 |
| 57. | Oleg TSARIOV,
  Oleh Anatoliyovych TSAROV
  (Олег Анатолійович Царьов),
  Oleg Anatolevich TSAREV
  (Олег Анатольевич Царёв) | Place of birth: Dnepropetrovsk
  Date of birth: 2.6.1970 | Former Member of the Rada, as such publicly called for the creation of the so-called ‘Federal Republic of Novorossiya’, composed of south-eastern Ukrainian regions. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. | 12.5.2014 |
| 59. | Aleksandr Sergeevich MALYKHIN,
  Alexander Sergeevich MALYHIN
  (Александр Сергеевич Малыхин) | Date of birth: 12.1.1981 | Head of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. | 12.5.2014 |
| 64. | Aleksandr Yurevich BORODAI
  (Александр Юрьевич Бородай) | Place of birth: Moscow
  Date of birth: 25.7.1972 | Former so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’ (e.g. on 8 July 2014 stated ‘our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian “fascists”’), signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on ‘Novorossiya union’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. | 12.7.2014 |
| 65. | Alexander KHODAKOVSKY,
  Oleksandr Serhiyovych KHODAKOVSKIY
  (Олександр Сергійович Ходаковський),
  Aleksandr Sergeevich KHODAKOVSKII
  (Александр Сергеевич Ходаковский) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 18.12.1972 | Former so-called ‘Minister of Security of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist security activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. | 12.7.2014 |
| 66. | Alexandr Aleksandrovich KALYUSSKY,
  (Александр Александрович Калюсский) | Date of birth: 9.10.1975 | So-called ‘de facto Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of the Donetsk People's Republic’.
  Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 67. | Alexander KHRYAKOV,
  Aleksandr Vitalievich KHRYAKOV
  (Александр Витальевич Хряков),
  Oleksandr Vitaliyovych KHRYAKOV
  (Олександр Віталійович Хряков) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 6.11.1958 | So-called ‘Information and Mass Communications Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic’.
  Responsible for the pro-separatist propaganda activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 68. | Marat Faatovich BASHIROV
  (Марат Фаатович Баширов) | Place of birth: Izhevsk, Russian Federation
  Date of birth: 20.1.1964 | So-called ‘Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’, confirmed on 8 July 2014.
  Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 69. | Vasyl NIKITIN,
  Vasilii Aleksandrovich NIKITIN
  (Василий Александрович Никитин) | Place of birth: Shargun (Uzbekistan)
  Date of birth: 25.11.1971 | So-called ‘Vice Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’, (used to be the so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Lugansk People's Republic’, and former spokesman of the ‘Army of the Southeast’).
  Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.
  Responsible for the statement of the Army of the Southeast that the Ukrainian presidential elections in the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ cannot take place due to the ‘new’ status of the region. | 12.7.2014 |
| 70. | Aleksey Vyacheslavovich KARYAKIN
  (Алексей Вячеславович Карякин) | Place of birth: Stakhanov (Lugansk oblast)
  Date of birth: 7.4.1980 or 7.4.1979 | So-called ‘Supreme Council Chair of the Lugansk People's Republic’.
  Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the ‘Supreme Council’, responsible for asking the Russian Federation to recognize the independence of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘Novorossiya union’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 71. | Yuriy Volodymyrovych IVAKIN
  (Юрій Володимирович Івакін),
  Iurii Vladimirovich IVAKIN
  (Юрий Владимирович Ивакин) | Place of birth: Perevalsk (Lugansk oblast)
  Date of birth: 13.8.1954 | Former so-called ‘Minister of Internal Affairs of the Lugansk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 72. | Igor PLOTNITSKY,
  Igor Venediktovich PLOTNITSKII
  (Игорь Венедиктович Плотницкий) | Place of birth: Lugansk (possibly in Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi oblast)
  Date of birth: 24.6.1964 or 25.6.1964 | Former so-called ‘Defence Minister’ and currently so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’. | 12.7.2014 |
| 74. | Oleksiy Borisovych MOZGOVY,
  (Олексiй Борисович Мозговий),
  Aleksei Borisovich MOZGOVOI
  (Алексей Борисович Мозговой) | Date of birth: 3.4.1975 | One of the leaders of armed groups in Eastern Ukraine.
  Responsible for training separatists to fight against the Ukrainian government forces. | 12.7.2014 |
| 80. | Sergei Orestovoch BESEDA
  (Сергей Орестович Беседа) | Date of birth: 17.5.1954 | Commander of the Fifth Service of the FSB, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
  As a senior FSB officer, he heads a service responsible which oversees intelligence operations and international activity. | 25.7.2014 |
| 85. | Ekaterina Iurievna GUBAREVA
  (Екатерина Юрьевна Губарева),
  Katerina Yuriyovna GUBARIEVA
  (Катерина Юрійовнa Губарєва) | Place of birth: Kakhova (Kherson oblast)
  Date of birth: 5.7.1983 | In her capacity of former so-called ‘Minister of Foreign Affairs’ she was responsible of defending the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In addition, her bank account is used to finance illegal separatist groups. In taking on and acting in this capacity she has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies. | 25.7.2014 |
| 86. | Fedor Dmitrievich BEREZIN
  (Фёдор Дмитриевич Березин),
  Fedir Dmitrovych BEREZIN
  (Федір Дмитрович Березін) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 7.2.1960 | Former so-called ‘deputy defence minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity Berezin has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies. | 25.7.2014 |
| 109. | Oksana TCHIGRINA,
  Oksana Aleksandrovna CHIGRINA
  (Оксана Александровна Чигрина) | 33 years old on 1.8.2014
  Possibly born 23.7.1981 | Spokesperson of the so-called ‘government’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ who made declarations justifying, inter alia, the shooting down of a Ukrainian military airplane, the taking of hostages, fighting activities by the illegal armed groups, which have as a consequence undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine. | 30.7.2014 |
| 110. | Boris Alekseevich LITVINOV
  (Борис Алексеевич Литвинов) | Place of birth: Dzerzhynsk (Donetsk oblast)
  Date of birth: 13.1.1954 | Member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ and former chairman of the so-called ‘Supreme Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ who was at the source of policies and the organisation of the illegal ‘referendum’ leading to the proclamation of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, which constituted a breach of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine. | 30.7.2014 |
| 112. | Arkady Romanovich ROTENBERG,
  Arkadii Romanovich ROTENBERG
  (Аркадий Романович Ротенберг) | Place of birth: Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).
  Date of birth: 15.12.1951 | Mr Rotenberg is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin and his former judo sparring partner.
  He has developed his fortune during President Putin's tenure. His level of economic success is attributable to the influence of key decision makers favouring him, notably in the award of public contracts.
  He has benefited from his close personal relationship with Russian decision-makers as he was awarded important contracts by the Russian State or by State-owned enterprises. His companies were, notably awarded several highly lucrative contracts for the preparations for the Sochi Olympic Games.
  He is also the owner of the company Stroygazmontazh which has been awarded a State contract for the construction of a bridge from Russia to the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea, therefore consolidating its integration into the Russian Federation which in turn further undermines the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
  He is the chairman of the board of directors of publishing house Prosvescheniye, which has,, notably implemented the project ‘To the Children of Russia: Address — Crimea’, a public relations campaign that was designed to persuade Crimean children that they are now Russian citizens living in Russia and thereby supporting the Russian Government's policy to integrate Crimea into Russia. | 30.7.2014 |
| 115. | Nikolay Terentievich SHAMALOV
  (Николай Терентьевич Шамалов) | Place of birth: Belarus
  Date of birth: 24.1.1950 | Mr Shamalov is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin. He is a co-founder of the so-called Ozero Dacha, a cooperative society bringing together an influential group of individuals around President Putin.
  He benefits from his links with Russian decision-makers. He is the second largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, of which he owned around 10 % in 2013, and which is considered the personal bank of Senior Officials of the Russian Federation. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea, Bank Rossiya has opened branches across Crimea and Sevastopol, thereby consolidating their integration into the Russian Federation.
  Furthermore, Bank Rossiya has important stakes in the National Media Group which in its turn controls television stations which actively support the Russian government's policies of destabilisation of Ukraine. | 30.7.2014 |
| 119. | Alexander Vladimirovich ZAKHARCHENKO
  (Александр Владимирович Захарченко) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 26.6.1976 | As of 7 August 2014, he replaced Alexander Borodai as the so-called ‘Prime minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, Zakharchenko has supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 12.9.2014 |
| 121. | Miroslav Vladimirovich RUDENKO
  (Мирослав Владимирович Руденко) | Place of birth: Debalcevo
  Date of birth: 21.1.1983 | Associated with the ‘Donbass People's Militia’. He has, inter alia, stated that they will continue their fighting in the rest of the country. Rudenko has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. So-called ‘People's Deputy’ in the so-called ‘Parliament of the Donetsk People's Republic’. | 12.9.2014 |
| 122. | Gennadiy Nikolaiovych TSYPKALOV,
  Gennadii Nikolaevich TSYPKALOV
  (Геннадий Николаевич Цыпкалов) | Place of birth: Rostov oblast (Russia)
  Date of birth: 21.6.1973 | Replaced Marat Bashirov as so-called ‘Prime Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Previously active in the militia Army of the Southeast. Tsyplakov has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 12.9.2014 |
| 123. | Andrey Yurevich PINCHUK
  (Андрей Юрьевич Пинчук) | Possible date of birth: 27.12.1977 | Former ‘State security minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. | 12.9.2014 |
| 124. | Oleg Vladimirovich BEREZA
  (Олег Владимирович Берёза) | Possible date of birth: 1.3.1977 | ‘Internal affairs minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘Government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 12.9.2014 |
| 125. | Andrei Nikolaevich RODKIN
  (Андрей Николаевич Родкин) | Date of birth: 23.9.1976 | Moscow Representative of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In his statements he has, inter alia, talked about the militias' readiness to conduct a guerrilla war and their seizure of weapon systems from the Ukrainian armed forces. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 12.9.2014 |
| 126. | Aleksandr Akimovich KARAMAN
  (Александр Акимович Караман),
  Alexandru CARAMAN | Date of birth: 26.7.1956 | ‘Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘Government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Protégé of Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. | 12.9.2014 |
| 127. | Georgiy L'vovich MURADOV
  (Георгий Львович Мурадов) | Place of birth: Komi Republic
  Date of birth: 19.11.1954 | So-called ‘Deputy Prime Minister’ of Crimea and Plenipotentiary Representative of Crimea to President Putin. Muradov has played an important role in consolidating Russian institutional control over Crimea since the illegal annexation. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 12.9.2014 |
| 144. | Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV
  a.k.a. Oleh AKIMOV
  (Олег Константинович Акимов) | Date of birth: 15.9.1981 | Deputy of the ‘Lugansk Economic Union’ in the ‘National Council’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’, of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 145. | Larisa Leonidovna AIRAPETYAN
  a.k.a. Larysa AYRAPETYAN,
  Larisa AIRAPETYAN
  or Larysa AIRAPETYAN
  (Лариса Леонидовна Айрапетян) | Date of birth: 21.2.1970 | ‘Health Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 146. | Yuriy Viktorovich SIVOKONENKO
  a.k.a. Yuriy SIVOKONENKO,
  Yury SIVOKONENKO,
  Yury SYVOKONENKO
  (Юрий Викторович Сивоконенко) | Date of birth: 7.8.1957 | Member of the ‘Parliament’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ and works in the Union of veterans of the Donbass Berkut. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 147. | Aleksandr Igorevich KOFMAN
  a.k.a. Oleksandr KOFMAN
  (Александр Игоревич Кофман) | Place of birth: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)
  Date of birth: 30.8.1977 | So-called ‘Foreign Minister’ and so-called ‘First deputy speaker’ of the ‘Parliament’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called illegal ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of Head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.
  In taking part and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 148. | Ravil Zakarievich KHALIKOV
  (Равиль Закариевич Халиков) | Date of birth: 23.2.1969 | ‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ and previous ‘Prosecutor-General’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 149. | Dmitry Aleksandrovich SEMYONOV,
  Dmitrii Aleksandrovich SEMENOV
  (Дмитрий Александрович Семенов) | Place of birth: Moscow
  Date of birth: 3.2.1963 | ‘Deputy Prime Minster for Finances’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 150. | Oleg BUGROV | Date of birth: 29.8.1969 | ‘Defense Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 153. | Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK
  a.k.a. Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK
  (Игорь Владимирович Костенок) | Year of birth 1961 | ‘Minister of Education’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| 155. | Vladyslav Nykolayevych DEYNEGO
  a.k.a. Vladislav Nykolayevich DEYNEGO
  (Владислав Дейнего) | Date of birth: 12.3.1964 | ‘Deputy Head’ of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 29.11.2014 |
| (133.) | Pavel DREMOV
  a.k.a. Batya
  (Павел Леонидович ДРЁМОВ),
  Pavlo Leonidovych DRYOMOV
  (Павло Леонідович Дрьомов) | Place of birth: Stakhanov
  Date of birth: 22.11.1976 | Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| (136.) | Mikhail Sergeevich TOLSTYKH
  a.k.a. Givi
  (Михаил Сергеевич Толстых) | Place of birth: Ilovaisk
  Date of birth: 19.7.1980 | Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
  In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| (137). | Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN
  (Эдуард Александрович Басурин) | Place of birth: Donetsk
  Date of birth: 27.6.1966 | So-called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| (139) | Sergey Anatolievich LITVIN
  (Сергей Анатольевич Литвин) | Date of birth: 2.7.1973 | So-called ‘Deputy Chairman’ of the Council of Ministers of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| (143.) | Evgeny Vladimirovich MANUILOV
  (Евгений Владимирович Мануйлов) | Date of birth: 5.1.1967 | So-called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |
| (146.) | Zaur ISMAILOV
  (Заур Исмаилов) | Place of birth: Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Lugansk
  Date of birth: 25.7.1978 (or 1975) | So-called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.
  In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. | 16.2.2015 |

2.

The entries set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning the persons listed below are replaced by the following entries:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Sergey Valeryevich AKSYONOV,

Sergei Valerievich AKSENOV

(Сергей Валерьевич Аксёнов),

Serhiy Valeriyovych AKSYONOV

(Сергій Валерійович Аксьонов)

Place of birth: Beltsy (Bălți), Moldova

Date of birth: 26.11.1972.

Aksyonov was elected ‘Prime Minister of Crimea’ in the Crimean Verkhovna Rada on 27 February 2014 in the presence of pro-Russian gunmen. His ‘election’ was decreed unconstitutional by Oleksandr Turchynov on 1 March 2014. He actively lobbied for the ‘referendum’ of 16 March 2014. As of 9 October 2014, the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’.

17.3.2014

26.

Dmitry Konstantinovich KISELYOV,

Dmitrii Konstantinovich KISELEV

(Дмитрий Константинович Киселёв)

Place of birth: Moscow

Date of birth: 26.4.1954

Appointed by Presidential Decree on 9 December 2013 Head of the Russian Federal State news agency ‘Rossiya Segodnya’.

Central figure of the government propaganda supporting the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine.

21.3.2014

41.

Igor Dmitrievich SERGUN

(Игорь Дмитриевич Сергун)

Place of birth: Podolsk, Moscow Oblast

Date of birth: 28.3.1957

Director of GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General. Responsible for the activity of GRU officers in Eastern Ukraine.

29.4.2014

45.

Andriy Yevgenovych PURGIN

(Андрій Євгенович Пургін),

Andrei Evgenevich PURGIN

(Андрей Евгеньевич Пургин)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 26.1.1972

Former Head of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, active participant and organiser of separatist actions, coordinator of actions of the ‘Russian tourists’ in Donetsk. Co-founder of a ‘Civic Initiative of Donbass for the Eurasian Union’. So-called ‘Chairman’ of the ‘People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

29.4.2014

46.

Denys Volodymyrovych PUSHYLIN

(Денис Володимирович Пушилін),

Denis Vladimirovich PUSHILIN

(Денис Владимирович Пушилин)

Place of birth: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

Date of birth: 9.5.1981 or 9.5.1982

One of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Participated in the seizure and occupation of the regional administration. Active spokesperson for the separatists. So-called Deputy Chairman of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

29.4.2014.

52.

Petr Grigorievich JAROSH

(Петр Григорьевич Ярош)

Date of birth: 30.1.1971

Acting Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Crimea. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea.

12.5.2014

54.

Viacheslav PONOMARIOV,

Vyacheslav Volodymyrovich PONOMARYOV

(В'ячеслав Володимирович Пономарьов),

Viacheslav Vladimirovich PONOMAREV

(Вячеслав Владимирович Пономарёв)

Place of birth: Sloviansk (Donetsk oblast)

Date of birth: 2.5.1965

Former self-declared mayor of Slaviansk. Ponomariov called on Vladimir Putin to send in Russian troops to protect the city and later asked him to supply weapons. Ponomariov's men are involved in kidnappings (they captured Irma Krat and Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News, both were later released, they detained military observers under the OSCE Vienna Document). Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

12.5.2014

56.

Igor Evgenevich KAKIDZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич Какидзянов),

Igor Evegenevich KHAKIMZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич Хакимзянов)

33 years old on 8.5.2014

Possibly born 25 July 1980 in Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

One of the leaders of armed forces of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. The aim of the forces is to ‘protect the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and territorial integrity of the republic’ according to Pushylin, one of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.5.2014

57.

Oleg TSARIOV,

Oleh Anatoliyovych TSAROV

(Олег Анатолійович Царьов),

Oleg Anatolevich TSAREV

(Олег Анатольевич Царёв)

Place of birth: Dnepropetrovsk

Date of birth: 2.6.1970

Former Member of the Rada, as such publicly called for the creation of the so-called ‘Federal Republic of Novorossiya’, composed of south-eastern Ukrainian regions. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.5.2014

59.

Aleksandr Sergeevich MALYKHIN,

Alexander Sergeevich MALYHIN

(Александр Сергеевич Малыхин)

Date of birth: 12.1.1981

Head of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.5.2014

64.

Aleksandr Yurevich BORODAI

(Александр Юрьевич Бородай)

Place of birth: Moscow

Date of birth: 25.7.1972

Former so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’ (e.g. on 8 July 2014 stated ‘our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian “fascists”’), signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on ‘Novorossiya union’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

65.

Alexander KHODAKOVSKY,

Oleksandr Serhiyovych KHODAKOVSKIY

(Олександр Сергійович Ходаковський),

Aleksandr Sergeevich KHODAKOVSKII

(Александр Сергеевич Ходаковский)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 18.12.1972

Former so-called ‘Minister of Security of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist security activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

66.

Alexandr Aleksandrovich KALYUSSKY,

(Александр Александрович Калюсский)

Date of birth: 9.10.1975

So-called ‘de facto Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

67.

Alexander KHRYAKOV,

Aleksandr Vitalievich KHRYAKOV

(Александр Витальевич Хряков),

Oleksandr Vitaliyovych KHRYAKOV

(Олександр Віталійович Хряков)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 6.11.1958

So-called ‘Information and Mass Communications Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the pro-separatist propaganda activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

68.

Marat Faatovich BASHIROV

(Марат Фаатович Баширов)

Place of birth: Izhevsk, Russian Federation

Date of birth: 20.1.1964

So-called ‘Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’, confirmed on 8 July 2014.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

69.

Vasyl NIKITIN,

Vasilii Aleksandrovich NIKITIN

(Василий Александрович Никитин)

Place of birth: Shargun (Uzbekistan)

Date of birth: 25.11.1971

So-called ‘Vice Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’, (used to be the so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Lugansk People's Republic’, and former spokesman of the ‘Army of the Southeast’).

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the statement of the Army of the Southeast that the Ukrainian presidential elections in the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ cannot take place due to the ‘new’ status of the region.

12.7.2014

70.

Aleksey Vyacheslavovich KARYAKIN

(Алексей Вячеславович Карякин)

Place of birth: Stakhanov (Lugansk oblast)

Date of birth: 7.4.1980 or 7.4.1979

So-called ‘Supreme Council Chair of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the ‘Supreme Council’, responsible for asking the Russian Federation to recognize the independence of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘Novorossiya union’.

12.7.2014

71.

Yuriy Volodymyrovych IVAKIN

(Юрій Володимирович Івакін),

Iurii Vladimirovich IVAKIN

(Юрий Владимирович Ивакин)

Place of birth: Perevalsk (Lugansk oblast)

Date of birth: 13.8.1954

Former so-called ‘Minister of Internal Affairs of the Lugansk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

72.

Igor PLOTNITSKY,

Igor Venediktovich PLOTNITSKII

(Игорь Венедиктович Плотницкий)

Place of birth: Lugansk (possibly in Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi oblast)

Date of birth: 24.6.1964 or 25.6.1964

Former so-called ‘Defence Minister’ and currently so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

74.

Oleksiy Borisovych MOZGOVY,

(Олексiй Борисович Мозговий),

Aleksei Borisovich MOZGOVOI

(Алексей Борисович Мозговой)

Date of birth: 3.4.1975

One of the leaders of armed groups in Eastern Ukraine.

Responsible for training separatists to fight against the Ukrainian government forces.

12.7.2014

80.

Sergei Orestovoch BESEDA

(Сергей Орестович Беседа)

Date of birth: 17.5.1954

Commander of the Fifth Service of the FSB, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

As a senior FSB officer, he heads a service responsible which oversees intelligence operations and international activity.

25.7.2014

85.

Ekaterina Iurievna GUBAREVA

(Екатерина Юрьевна Губарева),

Katerina Yuriyovna GUBARIEVA

(Катерина Юрійовнa Губарєва)

Place of birth: Kakhova (Kherson oblast)

Date of birth: 5.7.1983

In her capacity of former so-called ‘Minister of Foreign Affairs’ she was responsible of defending the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In addition, her bank account is used to finance illegal separatist groups. In taking on and acting in this capacity she has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

86.

Fedor Dmitrievich BEREZIN

(Фёдор Дмитриевич Березин),

Fedir Dmitrovych BEREZIN

(Федір Дмитрович Березін)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 7.2.1960

Former so-called ‘deputy defence minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity Berezin has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

109.

Oksana TCHIGRINA,

Oksana Aleksandrovna CHIGRINA

(Оксана Александровна Чигрина)

33 years old on 1.8.2014

Possibly born 23.7.1981

Spokesperson of the so-called ‘government’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ who made declarations justifying, inter alia, the shooting down of a Ukrainian military airplane, the taking of hostages, fighting activities by the illegal armed groups, which have as a consequence undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

30.7.2014

110.

Boris Alekseevich LITVINOV

(Борис Алексеевич Литвинов)

Place of birth: Dzerzhynsk (Donetsk oblast)

Date of birth: 13.1.1954

Member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ and former chairman of the so-called ‘Supreme Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ who was at the source of policies and the organisation of the illegal ‘referendum’ leading to the proclamation of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, which constituted a breach of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

30.7.2014

112.

Arkady Romanovich ROTENBERG,

Arkadii Romanovich ROTENBERG

(Аркадий Романович Ротенберг)

Place of birth: Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).

Date of birth: 15.12.1951

Mr Rotenberg is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin and his former judo sparring partner.

He has developed his fortune during President Putin's tenure. His level of economic success is attributable to the influence of key decision makers favouring him, notably in the award of public contracts.

He has benefited from his close personal relationship with Russian decision-makers as he was awarded important contracts by the Russian State or by State-owned enterprises. His companies were, notably awarded several highly lucrative contracts for the preparations for the Sochi Olympic Games.

He is also the owner of the company Stroygazmontazh which has been awarded a State contract for the construction of a bridge from Russia to the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea, therefore consolidating its integration into the Russian Federation which in turn further undermines the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

He is the chairman of the board of directors of publishing house Prosvescheniye, which has,, notably implemented the project ‘To the Children of Russia: Address — Crimea’, a public relations campaign that was designed to persuade Crimean children that they are now Russian citizens living in Russia and thereby supporting the Russian Government's policy to integrate Crimea into Russia.

30.7.2014

115.

Nikolay Terentievich SHAMALOV

(Николай Терентьевич Шамалов)

Place of birth: Belarus

Date of birth: 24.1.1950

Mr Shamalov is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin. He is a co-founder of the so-called Ozero Dacha, a cooperative society bringing together an influential group of individuals around President Putin.

He benefits from his links with Russian decision-makers. He is the second largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, of which he owned around 10 % in 2013, and which is considered the personal bank of Senior Officials of the Russian Federation. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea, Bank Rossiya has opened branches across Crimea and Sevastopol, thereby consolidating their integration into the Russian Federation.

Furthermore, Bank Rossiya has important stakes in the National Media Group which in its turn controls television stations which actively support the Russian government's policies of destabilisation of Ukraine.

30.7.2014

119.

Alexander Vladimirovich ZAKHARCHENKO

(Александр Владимирович Захарченко)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 26.6.1976

As of 7 August 2014, he replaced Alexander Borodai as the so-called ‘Prime minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, Zakharchenko has supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

121.

Miroslav Vladimirovich RUDENKO

(Мирослав Владимирович Руденко)

Place of birth: Debalcevo

Date of birth: 21.1.1983

Associated with the ‘Donbass People's Militia’. He has, inter alia, stated that they will continue their fighting in the rest of the country. Rudenko has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. So-called ‘People's Deputy’ in the so-called ‘Parliament of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.9.2014

122.

Gennadiy Nikolaiovych TSYPKALOV,

Gennadii Nikolaevich TSYPKALOV

(Геннадий Николаевич Цыпкалов)

Place of birth: Rostov oblast (Russia)

Date of birth: 21.6.1973

Replaced Marat Bashirov as so-called ‘Prime Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Previously active in the militia Army of the Southeast. Tsyplakov has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

123.

Andrey Yurevich PINCHUK

(Андрей Юрьевич Пинчук)

Possible date of birth: 27.12.1977

Former ‘State security minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.9.2014

124.

Oleg Vladimirovich BEREZA

(Олег Владимирович Берёза)

Possible date of birth: 1.3.1977

‘Internal affairs minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘Government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

125.

Andrei Nikolaevich RODKIN

(Андрей Николаевич Родкин)

Date of birth: 23.9.1976

Moscow Representative of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In his statements he has, inter alia, talked about the militias' readiness to conduct a guerrilla war and their seizure of weapon systems from the Ukrainian armed forces. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

126.

Aleksandr Akimovich KARAMAN

(Александр Акимович Караман),

Alexandru CARAMAN

Date of birth: 26.7.1956

‘Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘Government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Protégé of Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

12.9.2014

127.

Georgiy L'vovich MURADOV

(Георгий Львович Мурадов)

Place of birth: Komi Republic

Date of birth: 19.11.1954

So-called ‘Deputy Prime Minister’ of Crimea and Plenipotentiary Representative of Crimea to President Putin. Muradov has played an important role in consolidating Russian institutional control over Crimea since the illegal annexation. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

144.

Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV

a.k.a. Oleh AKIMOV

(Олег Константинович Акимов)

Date of birth: 15.9.1981

Deputy of the ‘Lugansk Economic Union’ in the ‘National Council’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’, of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

145.

Larisa Leonidovna AIRAPETYAN

a.k.a. Larysa AYRAPETYAN,

Larisa AIRAPETYAN

or Larysa AIRAPETYAN

(Лариса Леонидовна Айрапетян)

Date of birth: 21.2.1970

‘Health Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

146.

Yuriy Viktorovich SIVOKONENKO

a.k.a. Yuriy SIVOKONENKO,

Yury SIVOKONENKO,

Yury SYVOKONENKO

(Юрий Викторович Сивоконенко)

Date of birth: 7.8.1957

Member of the ‘Parliament’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ and works in the Union of veterans of the Donbass Berkut. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

147.

Aleksandr Igorevich KOFMAN

a.k.a. Oleksandr KOFMAN

(Александр Игоревич Кофман)

Place of birth: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

Date of birth: 30.8.1977

So-called ‘Foreign Minister’ and so-called ‘First deputy speaker’ of the ‘Parliament’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called illegal ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of Head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking part and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

148.

Ravil Zakarievich KHALIKOV

(Равиль Закариевич Халиков)

Date of birth: 23.2.1969

‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ and previous ‘Prosecutor-General’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

149.

Dmitry Aleksandrovich SEMYONOV,

Dmitrii Aleksandrovich SEMENOV

(Дмитрий Александрович Семенов)

Place of birth: Moscow

Date of birth: 3.2.1963

‘Deputy Prime Minster for Finances’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

150.

Oleg BUGROV

Date of birth: 29.8.1969

‘Defense Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

153.

Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK

a.k.a. Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK

(Игорь Владимирович Костенок)

Year of birth 1961

‘Minister of Education’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

155.

Vladyslav Nykolayevych DEYNEGO

a.k.a. Vladislav Nykolayevich DEYNEGO

(Владислав Дейнего)

Date of birth: 12.3.1964

‘Deputy Head’ of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine.

29.11.2014

(133.)

Pavel DREMOV

a.k.a. Batya

(Павел Леонидович ДРЁМОВ),

Pavlo Leonidovych DRYOMOV

(Павло Леонідович Дрьомов)

Place of birth: Stakhanov

Date of birth: 22.11.1976

Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

(136.)

Mikhail Sergeevich TOLSTYKH

a.k.a. Givi

(Михаил Сергеевич Толстых)

Place of birth: Ilovaisk

Date of birth: 19.7.1980

Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

(137).

Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN

(Эдуард Александрович Басурин)

Place of birth: Donetsk

Date of birth: 27.6.1966

So-called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

(139)

Sergey Anatolievich LITVIN

(Сергей Анатольевич Литвин)

Date of birth: 2.7.1973

So-called ‘Deputy Chairman’ of the Council of Ministers of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

(143.)

Evgeny Vladimirovich MANUILOV

(Евгений Владимирович Мануйлов)

Date of birth: 5.1.1967

So-called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

(146.)

Zaur ISMAILOV

(Заур Исмаилов)

Place of birth: Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Lugansk

Date of birth: 25.7.1978 (or 1975)

So-called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

16.2.2015

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