Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Andrey Yurevich PINCHUK
Aliases
Андрей Юрьевич ПИНЧУК; Андрій Юрійович ПIНЧУК; Andriy Yuriyovych PINCHUK
Position
Former “State security minister” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. Senior officer (Colonel) of the Federal Security Service (FSB).\nExecutive Director and chairman of the Council of Commanders of the “Union of Donbas volunteers”. Current commander of the battalion “BARS-13”, operating in Ukraine.
DoB
1977-12-27
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AL_202500527&qid=1742218670627
Official reason
Sergey Pinchuk is Vice-Admiral and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet, which is subordinated to the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, and has been involved in military actions against Ukraine. Since mid-October 2021, Russian military forces have started an unprecedented military build-up on or near the Ukr...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2014-09-12)
Date of listing
2025-03-15
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