Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Igor STRELKOV
Aliases
Ihor STRIELKOV; Игорь Всеволодович ГИРКИН; Igor Vsevolodovich GIRKIN; Igor Vsevolodovitj GIRKIN
Position
Staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). Assistant on security issues to Sergey Aksionov, self- proclaimed prime-minister of Crimea.; Identified as staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). \nFormer ‘Ministe...
DoB
1970-12-17
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R0571
Official reason
Identified as staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation GRU. He was involved in incidents in Sloviansk. Head of ‘Novorossia’ public movement. Former ‘Minister of Defence’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. Organised, on 4 November 2016, a Russian March in Moscow for Russian...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2014-04-29)\n(Head of ‘Novorossia’ public movement.)
Date of listing
2023-03-14
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
- Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Territorial integrity) - Misappropriation of state funds of Ukraine (MSF) - Restrictive measures in response to the...
Regime
EU country specific, EU MSF
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Official Information
Program: Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the EU countries strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly conde...
Program URL
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0386-20220622 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0145-20230915 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0119-20230304 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02022D0266-20230222