Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTONIKOV
Position
HUMINT Support (GRU)
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1972-08-24
Address
Moscow, Russia
Reg. ID
120018866
Official reason
Oleg Mijailovich Sotnikov was part of a team of intelligence officers of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) unit known as field post number 26165 that attempted to gain unauthorised access to the information systems of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in April 2018. The Netherlands authoriti...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Cyber
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures aimed at furthering the prevention of cyber activity which: • undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom • directly or ...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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