Last Updated: July 10, 2025
Denis Alexandrovich SMOLYANINOV
Aliases
Денис Александрович СМОЛЯНИНОВ
DoB
1976-08-26
Reg. ID
672904784466 (passport-National passport)
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403188
Official reason
Denis Alexandrovich Smolyaninov is a GRU colonel who specialises in psychological operations. He is in charge of the Ukrainian direction of the GRU. Lists of mercenaries to be sent to the Donbass passed through the Ukrainian direction. He also supervised two private military companies (PMCs) associated with the Ministry of Defense: Longifolia, a mi...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403188
Date of listing
2024-12-16
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of Russia's destabilising activities
Regime
EU country specific
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 (CFSP) 2024/2643.
Official Information
In several of its Conclusions in 2022 and 2023 the Council strongly condemned Russian hybrid attacks threatening democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union, its Member States and its partners, in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of Russia’s continued hybrid campaign operations on European soil ...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202402643